The religion of science gains a follower every time someone can no longer vjustify following a religion on blind faith alone. The Internet has become the Bible of the new religion. All of science's followers are able to worship with millions like themselves at the click of a button. Science is more appealing to many people because the Bible relies on blind faith and science offers tangible explanations. People find difficulty in following a religion that says believes something just because we say so.
People are, by nature, curious.
Traditional religion opposes the nature of man because the nature of religion is unquestioning, blind faith. If people have a question, then science looks to answer with proven conclusions. So, naturally people will stray from traditional religion when an alternative that can be seen and touched is offered. With these ideas in mind, the transition from traditional religion to scientific thought seems imminent. Science is not the new religion because it is by nature or definition like traditional religion, but science functions in the same capacity as the latter.