Sorry but there is an incomparable difference between knowledge obtained by revelation and scientific method. The book is the vehicle, not the source of knowledge for the latter.
The book is a vehicle for the former too. The source of knowledge is whoever had the revelation or who ever sent/was the revelation.
Not all religious people have the same views as American Christian or Middle Eastern Muslim fundamentalists. For most the books are not literal, and personal experience (of self or others) matters more.
Not all religious people have the same views as American Christian or Middle Eastern Muslim fundamentalists. For most the books are not literal, and personal experience (of self or others) matters more.