To Combat is Science but to succumb is religion

To combat is science but to succumb is religion H.G.Wells, the literateur puts that science is simply "the evolution of human thinking".* Religion appeared far before science. The father of sociology Auguste Comte, claims that human knowledge developed in three concurrent stages: Theology, Metaphysics and Positivism. Theology is the study of God’s and religious beliefs, Metaphysics—is the practice to think about abstract ideas ( 'knowledge' ,' Identity', ‘Time' and 'space') and Positivism is 'the approach of science'(Comte). Thus as civilization progressed religious beliefs transmuted into science. However, this transmutation of ensconcing science over religion has not been very easy. For example, we may consider the Renaissance period of the West. During this period, pupils from new modern Universities questioned popular beliefs, viz. witch burning, black magic and more such superstitious practices. For proposing a heliocentric solar system against the Church, Copernicus suffered the church’s frowning and because of seconding him Galileo received the death penalty and Giordano Bruno was burnt alive. Yet they didn't quit. Science continued to question the illogical religious rituals ceaselessly. Its combat against religious apex organizations, State authorities and most importantly people's puritanical mentalities accelerated the growth of the human race in a more healthy and productive way to the position it enjoys today. The war between religion and science continues to date. Melinda Gates, co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in her book, "The moment of lift" delineates the story of a Filipino Senate, Pia Cayetano. In the Philippines, the Cathedral church forbids legalizing contraceptives. WHO, by then declared contraceptives to be indispensable to control childbirth. Let aside female contraceptives, one needed a prescription to buy condoms, in a 21st century Philippines. By 2012, fifteen Filipino women were dying every day in childbirth. Unlike most of her colleagues, Pia knew the complexities of childbirth, being herself a victim. She carried Gabriel for nine months, who had chromosomal abnormalities as predicted by ultrasound. Pia could have aborted the child, but due to the absence of law and the opposition of the church, she couldn’t. The painful death of the child happened in her arms. Pia decided to seek a change and with a compassionate heart learned the other stories of plight during childbirth. Including catholic churches harassment inflicted on her, every odd fell short of her unwavering determination. Gaining support from an empathetic president, Benigno Aquino III, Pia was able to legalize contraceptives and abortion in the Philippines. Pia's war has reverberated in similar stories heard from African doctors who tried to introduce Ebola vaccination almost waging a war against the century-old medical malpractices by shamans. Science has never denied the wisdom of profound religious philosophy Viz. Bhaktivada (Hinduism) , Sufism (Islam). It protects the dignity of rich philosophies of religion from succumbing into the hands of money mongrels, who shamelessly sell it to feed their apple cart of profit, preaching unscientific and fake doctrines. * : Source: A Short History of The World by H.G. Wells.