I'm not that religious, but it is clear that at least with a very vocal minority, they would be best served by having all scientific inquiry shutdown entirely, as it is a threat to their very survival.
Their institutions exist through ignorance ("god said it, I believe it, that settles it") and fear (the inquisition, blasphemy laws and sentences for the same) and demand respect for feats that are not theirs to claim (the creation of the world, knowledge of the inner workings of the universe).
As mankind's knowledge grows, their grip on the people falls - why SHOULD people give them respect when they don't deserve it?
Harsh, I know, but that's my view.
But before you get the pitchforks and torches, understand that I mean only the vocal extreme minority.
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