Are religious beliefs sometimes conducive to science, or do they inevitably pose obstacles to scientific inquiry?

As per classical sociologists like Comte, Rousseau, society is moving towards complete secularisation. Religion based on superstitions & myths can't presuppose rational & reason based enquiry.

Further religion is speculative, faith based, context specific & unchallenged. On the other hand science is skeptical, evidence based, universal & constantly challenged & refined.

Further, On the other hand, religion can sometimes be conducive to science.

As per Durkheim, both religion & science add to our knowledge providing collective representations.

It is on the back of religions questions like origin of universe, planets & sun, cosmos etc. that countless scientific theories have been put forward.

Further, Bainbridge says monotheistic religions exemplify the idea of a universal law which is fundamental to Science.

Weber in Protestant Ethic & Spirit of Capitalism showed how religious spirit led to emergence of scientific capitalism based on rational lines.

Even today, scientists & doctors believe in God. Religion serves to provide answers which science can't provide.

As per Stephen Jay Gould, science & religion together satisfy intellectual & peace needs of humans & one is complementary to others.

As per Bainbridge, today there is a multiplicity of relationships.

Religion also provides knowledge of time, space, concept. For eg → religious calendars, festivals etc.

Einstein remarked, 'Religion without science is blind, science without religion is lame.'