It's interesting how you draw the comparison between religion and science. While surfing the net, recently I ran across an interesting fellow that has related religion and science in a way that boggles the mind. I had actually stumbled upon him several times at science forums previously, and had thought at first he was a credible scientist.
The guy, I believe, is a genius. However, he is also mentally disturbed at the same time, I am afraid. His depth of science knowledge is amazing, but his scientific conclusions are bizarre, to say the least. You can check out his web site at:
http://www.iw.net/~a_plutonium/File001.html
He calls himself Archimedes Plutonium, and he believes that the planet Earth inhabits a "speck" in the electron cloud of one of the orbital paths of a Uranium-231 isotope. As if that is not bizarre enough, he believes God is the isotope.
Needless to say, he believes the superstring theory is a lot of bunk. He believes that the smallest building block of the Universe is the hydrogen atom, and that everything else smaller has no real meaning.
Even though most people will agree this guy is a kook, I am amazed at the amount of effort and detail he puts into his postings. Unfortunately, it seems that he reads the surface information only. Consequently, before he can gain the full knowledge of the mainstream science theories, he draws the conclusion that he is smarter than the authors and has a better theory of his own. This seems to send him on a series of obtuse intellectual journeys that one has to read in order to imagine.
People are kind of a hobby for me. The more bizarre they are, the more interesting I find them. I decided to dig deeper and research the fellow a little. He has been posting on the Internet since its conception. As best I can tell, he is an American of German parentage. He used to post under the name of Ludwig Plutonium. Here is a link to one of his earlier postings. It even gives you some humorous insight into his college sexual experiences.
http://xraysgi.ims.uconn.edu:8080/pu.txt
Someone ought to write a book or make a movie about this guy. He has taken the subjects of religion and science to a new level.