A true  religious  person and a  real  scientist  will not oppose the other thing.  Science  is a  subset of  religion.  For a simple  reason, “Faith in Unseen”   forms  the  basis  of  today’s   science  and  electronics.  The boundary  of  the  universe is  13 billion light years away from earth. It keeps  expanding  at  the  speed  of light. One light year is the distance travelled  by  light  in one year.  In  1  second light travels 300000 Kilo meters.  Sun light  takes  8  minutes  to  reach  earth  from  the time of emission.  We  cant  even  imagine  1 light year.  We  can only keep of adding 10  raised  to so many powers  using our  super computers, but cant  perceive  as a  human. Same goes with several  “Blind Faiths”   in today’s   science   like   Infinity,   Photon  etc.  Meditation is part of the religion.  It  helps  man to  control  his  actions  and  lead  his life with perseverance   and   patience.  Man   should    have   peace  in his life. To  attain that  he needs a universal  set of rules and regulations which is  called  "Religion".  It  is  the  duty of every man to identify the right religion   and   follow   it  in   his  entire  lifetime.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE A FUNDAMENTALIST IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE!!!