I don't put my faith solely in science. My 'religion' is my own moral code, so to speak, and I do what I do, and that's that. However, I would be much more willing to believe in the various studies of various experts using modern technology, than some guy in rags and their prediction and books written 2000 or so years ago.
People blindly following fiction books? History likes to repeat itself, Scientology proves that it can happen, and how easily it can spread.