| Criteria | Sciencism | Other religions | Non-theism |
| Time/place of origin | universal | single | universal |
| Benefits the individual | yes | yes | no |
| Benefits society | yes | yes and no | yes and no |
| Backed by scientific proof | yes | no | yes |
| Accessible to common people | yes | yes | no |
| Involvement of history | yes | yes | no |
| Organized approach to spirituality | yes | yes | no |
| Fulfills religious needs | yes | yes | no |
| Clusivity | inclusive | exclusive | exclusive |
| Scientific progress | promotes | retards | neutral |
| Heirarchy | yes | yes | no |
| Creativity and art | yes | yes | no |
| Dynamic or static | dynamic | static | dynamic |