I don't think what I said has been understood I can verify that my computer works as It comes in pieces,motherboard ,graphics card ect I build it then plug it in and it works.
How can I verify that two black holes collided one hundred thousand light years away ?
If this can't be verified by myself it then requires a massive amount of faith for me to believe what the scientists have observed is true just as religion requires a massive amount of faith to believe what has been written is true.
Is science the new religion.?
So you think science is a religion because you, personally, cannot verify every finding.
Be reasonable! How would it ever have been possible for any one person to verify personally every finding in science.
But, what can be done is to seek independent evidence for any new "discovery". That is the way science works.
One group announces something like, say, "cold fusion" (an actual case).
But other scientists are rather skeptical of that being possible, so the finding is not widely accepted unril it is replicated a few times by other groups (and it could not be replicated.).
Not being a scientist, but interested in these things,
when new discoveries come up that I am doubtful of, I think "Isn't that intesesting!", but remain sceptical until the finding is verified.
So, when it comes to "How can I verify that two black holes collided one hundred thousand light years away?"
Well, personally, neither you nor I can, but does it matter? It won't affect your life if you believe it or reminder sceptical.
When it comes to findings that might affect you personally, such as a new medical treatment, all you can do is think "That's nice, it might treat my problem, but I'll wait till it is confirmed by others".
So, while I do not agree that science is a religion, there will always be the problem that we, personally, cannot verify everything and there are many questionable "findings".
There are many "pseudo-scientific" reports of things like "free-energy machines" or "magical medical treatments".
To guard against this sort of thing some grounding in the basics of science is very important for everyone.
At least enough else to hammer home the point that you never get something for nothing (so no free energy) and you can't even break even (so no perpetual motion machines).
It's also good financial advice.
Sorry, I did not mean to ramble on again!