A desire to know is required for embarking upon a quest for knowledge.
Disciplines of science and religion were created to fulfill that need.
The purpose of religion is to teach one to see well enough in the dark to find one's way when one does not possess the means to illuminate it.
The purpose of science is to conceive the idea, investigate it, and test the knowledge attained. While both science and religion are tools for humanity to explore the darkness, they are little more than ways to lead one out of it. The questions remain: where is one going and why is one going...