Science lacks some of the key characteristics of a religion
So We lack many of the characteristics of monkeys but were still mammals. All those things you mentioned were mentioned in the article.

The point is we believe western science to the exclusion of all else. On top of that we set the rules as to what constitutes science. Anything that does not go with our consensus is heresy until proven wrong. And as has been demonstrated it sometimes takes a while for that to happen. Dont get me wrong Im a firm believer in the scientific principle. All science is , is our best guess at the time. To take it as anything more is a leap of faith and hence like a religion.