“Sci­ence has earned our trust by its proven suc­cess. Reli­gion has destroyed our trust by its repeat­ed fail­ures. Using the empir­i­cal method, sci­ence has elim­i­nat­ed small­pox, flown men to the moon, and dis­cov­ered DNA. If sci­ence did not work, we wouldn’t do it. Rely­ing on faith, reli­gion has brought us inqui­si­tions, holy wars, and intol­er­ance. Reli­gion does not work, but we still do it.” 
-- Vic­tor Stenger, God and the Folly of Faith: The Incom­pat­i­bil­i­ty of Sci­ence and Reli­gion.