Why does science always upstage God?

[Soberman921]

I don't doubt that tribalism motivates a lot of religious practices and affiliations, but that isn't the same as an excuse which is a disingenuous reason someone offers. Are you saying religious people don't believe any of the things they claim to believe? I don't know how you would demonstrate that, and it imputes a great deal of bad faith, so to speak. I tend to take people at their word that they believe what they say. If you don't, how do you determine who is sincere and who isn't?