I'm intrigued that people with religious beliefs are perceived by some as being intellectually inferior. Perhaps this is a result of equating faith exclusively with fundamentalism, but as has been demonstrated fundamentalism can be seen in both sides of the argument.
It doesn't seem to address the obvious issue about scientists that were also deeply religious.
How can dumb people make profound advancements in Science?
While Issac Newton was theorizing about gravity he was also investigating the Bible to find the date of creation.
Georges Lemaitre a Jesuit priest formulated the Big Bang Theory.
Then there was Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk who was the father of modern Genetics.
The list is by no means exhaustive.
Then there is this article that not all scientists are like Richard Dawkins.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/o...ating-atheists
Regards
Steven