michael_nielsen

"Is Christianity dying? ... If this is so, it is the basic event of modern times, for the soul of a civilization is its religion, and it dies with its faith." Will Durant

As education increases, reason and knowledge are important analytical tools/skills used in critical thinking to eradicate fairytales and pseudo-science from our modern belief systems.

Religion doesn't necessary conflict with reason and science. Dogma and legalism do, which is where we do see religious conflict with science. Most foundation scientific/philosophic thinkers were, in fact, very religious. This includes Catholics monks, Islamic clerics, etc.