How different is our faith in science, from our faith in religion?

Picked the following exceprt from a book review of Geek Nation by Jaimon Joseph in ibnlive.in.com. I really liked the view point hence sharing it.

How different is our faith in science, from our faith in religion? We accept what scientists tell us, it's not like we're doing any experiments to cross check their claims. Ditto, for what pundits and priests dole out for us. For better or worse, our modern belief system is still based on TRUST, not on science, no?
That's why when scientists tell us nuclear power is safe, we believe them. Because after all, they are the brightest bulbs around. When scientists tell us the glaciers are melting, we believe them too. After all, who has the time to take a thermometer to the South Pole!?
It's only when a Fukushima happens, or when newspapers offer up the inside dope on what climate scientists are REALLY emailing each other about - that we do a double take. And look for someone else to believe in.