"Science for me isn't anything even remotely similar to a faith or religion. John H. seems to think that"

no, he does not. I know my post was too long for a discussion forum (when forum posts exceed two lines they are usually deciphered as saying, "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...."). Hence, I can understand your having misread me.

What I said was that when these types of discussions occur and science is brought up (as a contrast to faith) it is usually by people who misunderstand the difference between scientific method and those who have staked their claim to having arrived at their conclusions about the universe through science (and thereby also claiming intellectual highground).