I think this is a reflection of their shared phylogenetic history. Religion, science, and philosophy probably emerged from the same ancient thought tradition. I'm with you on this, but only if we use the word religion in the very limited sense of describing "something supernatural". I could see people in still saying "well I think God is like an energy that fills the Universe" or say "well God is just the laws of physics", etc. But a purposeful, anthropomorphized, creator God is on the way out. Yes, agreed. I think problems and mysteries are an inherent function of living in a Universe governed by entropy. The universe is knowable, but we will never "know all the things". Some physicists consider this a likely scenario.I have always thought of religion and science as two sides of the same coin.
However, it seems to me that as long as there are questions that have yet to be solved by science, humanity will find a use for religion.
As soon as the entire universe has unfolded before our eyes, and once science has solved everything, religion disappears. But so does the need for science. I don't believe we will ever come to this point because surely the Universe extends beyond what we currently perceive as possible, and its complexities may develop infinity.
I always considered the greatest irony to be if there is a god, that they are a scientist who simply discovered a way to program or create a universe.
Not likely, since deterministic chaos prevents "programming". As for the process that results in universes, it is quantum mechanics on the quantum void. I.e. no one can "create" a universe, since such a system would have excess energy which a universe can't have.
Nick Bostrom seems quite fond of the argument. I'd like to give it more thought in the future.