By definition religion deals with issues of faith, that is, beliefs for which there is no proof. These include such philosophical ideas as metaphysics which, again, by definition cannot be proven or disproven. Thus to assert that science will somehow prove or disprove all religious beliefs is to claim that science somehow can prove or disprove that which cannot be proven or disproven! This is even more ironic when you consider that philosophy also forms the foundation of the sciences.

 In highly capitalistic societies such as the US the overwhelming majority of people are religious. More middle of the road socialist countries such as Sweden are significantly less religious while communist countries tend to ban religion altogether. The issue is not so much one of scientific proof as it is of what people can trust. If people feel they cannot rely upon their community to instill ethical values in their children they will invent any number of stories in order to accomplish the task and shield their children from decenting opinions. Thus you have religious groups which ban the use of mass media, catagorically deny the validity of scientific evidence, and promote home schooling.

It doesn't matter how overwhelming the evidence might be in sciences' favor. Just a few years ago the Catholic church finally admitted it might have made a mistake putting Galileo under house arrest for claiming the earth was not the center of the universe. They still claim dinosaur bones were put in the earth by the Devil in order to confuse believers. No matter how much scientific evidence there might be to support a belief if such beliefs do not provide for all of peoples' needs they will simply be brushed aside.

Thanks for the correction Kwalish. As my son likes to say, "Ooopsie!"