Many discoveries in science are claimed by religious people to be revealed in their holy scriptures. A thing cannot be truthfully called revealed if no one knows about it. Therefore if the bibles, korans etc. do reveal any advanced science then religious devotees should be the educators of us all. Yet the religious now as in the past are clearly at least as ignorant as the rest of humanity.
What the situation does reveal is that the religious are incapable of interpreting their own texts, because they do not notice these so called revelations until modern science reveals them independently.
When scientists do research it is intended to provide useful knowledge that can be practicably applied to the world and the improvement of humanity.
The religious seem to think they are in a boasting contest. They claim to be first.
But everyone must agree that modern science always has a clearer and more detailed explanation than any obscure passage in an ancient text, and only the scientific method provides us with practical knowledge of the detailed workings of the universe which is necessary to solve everyday problems.
At one time they say man’s mental capacity is a gift from their gods. At another they say we should not interfere with their gods’ creations.
Has anyone ever seen a dog house made of paper? No. That would be foolish. A paper house cannot hold the smallest of dogs. Yet we are expected to believe that an infinitely wise god built an overly elaborate home for us humans which we would not only out-grow but be able to completely pick apart within only a few hundred years of careful scientific study.
