The different is that scientific belief is based on evidence not on faith.
Religious belief is based on faith. Faith means believing in something without evidence.
If we are talking about a topic which effects another persons life, it would be highly immoral and irresponsible to make decisions by a methodology based on faith.
Again, who says religion is without evidence ? We do not read our Book QUran but we do beleive on other people's saying. This is the major problem. If you explore you will get the evidence. Scientific theories are also exactly based on faith of someone on some other theory. This is all the cycles of life brother. Research is good so is science and so is religion. All start with some kind of believe. Whatever fancy word one want to use. We go to road drive the car we believe (and/or faith) that we may come back home safe........is not it ? Regards.