"The Christian religion has a long history of trying to co-op or influence/suppress science ."

Let's not forget that it was the monasteries that created the university system, that still stands today, and taught the trivium and quadrivium, preserving throughout the medieval age the system of critical thinking that is currently used to denigrate it's early proponents. What you refer to as negative religious influence was in actuality political influence hiding behind religion to covertly exercise its will in order to keep any paradigm shifts from unseating them from the throne. Much like the globalist of today hide behind environmentalism to promote their schemes to institute taxes and control resources. The university system was hijacked in the 20th century by political elitist like Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley who promoted their globalist agenda that viewed the populous as cattle to be managed and culled through eugenics. There is plenty of blame to go around, so to lay it all at the feet of religion is partisan and disingenuous.

Also, using mockery is okay if you are a comedian trying to entertain a room full of drunks, but in a serious discussion where two sides are trying to have a respectful and mature discussion it comes off as juvenile. When one understands that most scientific research doesn't get funding unless it supports a specific agenda and that there are various competing scientific theories on the nature of reality, one comes to understand that sometimes science requires just as much faith as religion.