Compared to itself of course. Just because science self-evaluates better than religion I need to accept it as the pinnacle? not at all. I think science is begging for a new paradigm shift myself.

"God is a dangerous idea"... sure. So is freedom. So is love. So is everything that makes the human experience worthwhile.
I'm sure all religious people are just as bad as you say. Afterall, you have empirical data I presume. I'm sure that all the problems are really religious, as opposed to being cultural, or economic.