A fundamental tenet of Christian Theology is that God is the creator
and as such is transcendent. That means that God is outside of the
universe which he created. This theological principle distinguishes
the Judeo-Christian tradition from nature religions in which God is nature
or part of nature or in which all matter is part of the universal.
For nature religions, a scientist who is messing with nature, may well
be messing with God.
In the Judeo-Christian tradition, nature is under man's authority.
Adam was placed in the garden to tend it, have dominion over nature, and
to name it. Classification and study of natural phenomenon follow
naturally from this perogative.