I don't think a belief in religious authority is necessary for a belief in scientific authority. The scientific community is especially atheist. And I don't thi

I don't think a belief in religious authority is necessary for a belief in scientific authority. The scientific community is especially atheist. And I don't think a belief in religious authority is especially likely to cause one to believe in scientific authority. A lot of times one can actually undermine the other because they have two conflicting views of the world.