I see what youre saying ... everything before 1859 wasnt real science ...
That's not what I said. The foundations of chemistry, classical physics and geology were all laid before this time. All I'm saying is that science has no power beyond the limits of the naturalistic assumption. Prior to 1859 (or thereabouts) science made immense progress by explaining natural phenemona. Religion has deeply inspired science, but good scientific explanations have never been dependent on the supernatural. Religion has admittedly had an incalcuable influence on science (more good than bad, I believe). Newton was a deeply religious man, but his useful donation to science was his Laws of Motion & Gravitation, not his religious faith (important as this was to his inspiration).
I don't personally see why people see such a conflict between religion and Darwinian evolution. A natural explanation of life's origin does not preclude God's involvement, if you believe natural laws are a consequence of God's will.