'I view science as nothing more than an understanding of the way the world is and why it is that way. At any givem time our scientific knowledge is simply the current state of the art of our understanding. I do not believe in absolute truths. I fear such beliefs because they block the search for better understanding. Whenever we think we have final answers progress, science, and better understanding ceases. Understanding of our world is not something to be pursued for its own sake, however. Knowledge should be pursued, I believe, to make our world better- to make life more fulfilling.'
- Taken from the Introduction to the 'The Goal' by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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This seems to be as true of religion as it of science :)