i think religion is seriously halting scientific endeavors and thats a good and bad thing. Good because we get in touch with ourselves and the world around us and it slows down the materialism in the world. Bad, because we could be living on a differenct planet if Galileo and the other scientists hadn't been condemned by the church. but i am an atheist, but i'll admit there sometimes where i wished there was a god because the thought of your life ending and you're through is quite scary to me.