Ammon - exactly - they start off with the same premise: The
   Quest for Truth. But religion 'tends' to be social - something
   science often lacks - scientists are social with each other,
   host lectures and such - but its often inaccessable to 'joe
   six-pack' whereas religion IS available in every town in
   multiple forms. It doesn't just have to be Physics and Chemistry
   either - there can also be the "...softer sciences" psychology
   for example, although I think everything would have to be based
   upon a firm basis of physics or biology - for example, "Why do I
   feel so sad when I wake up at 4am?" one might ask - and the
   answer might be something like, "Your happy brain chemicals
   (naming them) are at their lowest points at around 4am and 4pm
   each day - it is part of your natural body cycles. Latest
   research shows that seeing a face - whether on the TV, ... "