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I criticized you specificly and only because you equated atheism with religion, thus demonstrating that you have no idea what you're talking about.
They very often do not say "I don't know" when confronted with a question of cosmic origin; they very often DO say "you are an idiot" for posing the question.
Every scientist and athiest I know is very willing to say "I don't know" to these questions and not a one will say "You are an idiot" for posing it. Of course, after saying "I don't know" they tend to continue with "We have to do much more research".
There is not a single theory or discovery in the history of science that has not ultimately been surpassed or even dismissed as quaint by the passage of time
Not exactly. Newton's laws still hold true, E=MC2 still holds true. Sure, one adds to the other, but it doesn't really "surpass" it or render the former quaint.
