Meet an atheist ... who believes in God

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23. Aha! NOMA.

Non-overlapping magisteria.

Well, I am conflicted about that concept mainly because I do not see them as non-overlapping. The extent to which religious make claims against -- that's right against -- science is the extent to which the magisteria are non-overlapping. This is something which they do all the time. Whether that be for political or religious reasons it really does not matter if the effect is the same. Those who do make claims against science certainly claim to be doing so in the name of their religion, at least when they speak with their fellow travelers, but often out in the open.

It is my personal view that science can make statements which falsify many of claims of fact made by the most elements of the religions. I know that many will disagree with this.

The only god I believe science does not falsify is something like a deist god, which is certainly not much of a god to worship.

That is not the origin of my atheism, but it certainly where it resides now. At any rate, one sees no gods in nature no matter how deeply one looks. IMHO, the existence of gods is not a parsimonious hypothesis.

These are the reasons why I reject NOMA in practice.

Thank you for your very thoughtful responses. I understand your position and those who make NOMA claims. I just don't see them as separate or separable.

Best regards.