Its possible, and very likely that science and religion are both influenced and controlled at the top by the same/similar entities.
The non-religious scientists are given the means/tool necessary to find exactly what "they" want to be found.. However, if the researcher/scientist go off course and offers too much of a challenge to the status quo
Same way theologists are given means/tools in order to perpetuate certain beliefs within the masses. We always hear rumours of skewed translations, missing texts, added texts, pigment lightening etc
Keep everybody confused and fighting
The people being used by the system aren't wrong, but when your mind/beliefs are stuck in a box, and the system rewards you for doing their work, you're gonna ride for whatever belief you FEEL resonates with you the most.. This has trickled down to the masses for centuries, and once the ball is rollin, its very difficult to stop.
So instead of the people building together, using science to progress and find the truths and logic in religion; we put each other down simply because we prefer to be "right" and on the "winning" team as opposed to sharing and gaining knowledge for the betterment of humanity.
Similar to politics and how your're more likely to see opposing sides attack each other instead of building together.
Similar to stories of gangs killing each other over turf instead of coming together and going to "war" at the real enemy.
Similar to how some citizens of one country can blindly dislike the citizens/beliefs of another country, even though its the people at the top that are in control.
basically, people who want to search for the truth need to:
stop :fight:
start
so we can all