God is used as an excuse for things we cannot understand?

The title says it all, and I want some discussion cause I am a strongly for atheism and am educated in science. The belief of god is an -opiate of the masses- that generates billions of dollars with ficious stories written by 'god' (lol) knows who to people that are not educated nor understand science to give them a false sense of well being and reality. (hense 'opiate') I am such an atheist that I laugh at the thought of god. As Stephen Hawking said "we are just an advanced breed of money's, but what makes us special is that we can understand the universe". Could shaking the belief of god from the masses to explain anything that science can with fact be evolution (to back Darwin :)) of the human race be happening before are very eyes? Intelligent answers please. ;)