Non-overlapping magisteria

It is a reference to Stephen Jay Gould’s excellent article (which you should read if you haven’t, for no other reason than that Dawkins hates it) but it was this cartoon [mfn]Warning! This comic is considered offensive by many. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.[/mfn] that brought it to mind. That and I happened to have a meeting this morning on a lecture series that is supposed to be concerning Science and Religion. (The lectures have ended upon being about how science can explain religion and religious “things” like morals. Their suggest, not mine.)