Oh yes, sorry, there was supposed to be a sentence after "'m not sure anyone actually uses science as a religion" that said "I know some people say they do, but they're just being annoying" :) Because ok, yes, religion did also used to do science's job of explaining how things work (angels moving the planets etc) but VERY few people use religion for that any more, they use it for the stuff science can't help with (ethics, meaning etc) As with all groups of people, a great many atheists are full of crap :/

I agree that religion is often very closely entwined with culture and society and may be necessary for it to function well (I'm not sure it is, but I'm not sure it isn't), which is one reason I'm not an evangelical atheist.