"The definition of Freemasonry that it is "a science of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols,"
has been so often quoted, that, were it not for its beauty, it would become wearisome. But this definition
contains the exact principle that has just been enunciated. Freemasonry is a science..."
The Symbolism of Freemasonry, by Albert G. Mackey page 4.
These days it is all too hard for Grand Lodges, what with the loss of the genuine secrets.
Well... Mackay is inadmissible here for two reasons. First, it's Mackey, and while he is well known, he's not a well of masonic knowledge. Mackey was a compiler of biases and masonic folk beliefs, not a cataloger of facts (though to give he credit he did manage to do quite a bit by accident). Second, Mackey isn't ritual. I'm taking a guess you're a mainstream American Mason, meaning you practice Webb Ritual (standard PA disclaimers apply), and Webb ritual is pretty consistent in its definition of Masonry - as system of
morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. Our ritual doesn't say science.
But let's assume it does and use your QBL example. The Jewish Kabbalah and the Christian Cabbala are systems and models of esoteric biblical interpretation. The Hermetic Qabbalah which is what I think you're referring to is a mystical and theurgical and theosophical tool for inquiry, which can be likened to a science, but as we know from our ritual, science doesn't enter into it.
But anyway, this all stems from your comment that science would dispell belief and disbelief, as applied to Masonry. Using the example of the QBL, it is predicated upon belief, so it isn't a science that settles it the divide you highlighted, and as you assert.