I do think it's apples and oranges, but the impact of Newton was astounding. The development of calculus alone has changed so much of science. Of course, this sort of question makes one think of other greats such as Galileo Galilei, who had to face a world of mindless religious fanaticism which would have rather seen us all as slaves eating dirt.
Newton was profondly, deeply, even zealously religious.
More recently, Kurt Godel, one of the greatest logicians of all time, was also a religious believer.
The notion that religious belief necessarily cramps the intellect, that atheism is essential to thinking clearly and accurately, is a modern superstition and conceit.