Phlogiston theory of combustion - based on the faith that something was removed removed from wood to make the resultant ash lighter than the original log. True combustion adds oxygen to the mass of the wood. Research and truth trumped faith.
Indivisible Atomic Model - based on the faith that the atom was indivisible. Research and truth trumped faith.
Creation Science - based on the faith that a book written by pre-medievel religious hucksters knew how things worked. Research and truth trumped this nonsense, too.