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'''Non-overlapping Magisteria''' is an apologetic put forward by [[liberal]] evolutionist [[Stephen Jay Gould|Stephen Jay Gould]]. Gould described NOMA as "a blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution to ... the supposed conflict between science and religion."

The idea of '''Non-overlapping Magisteria''' proposes to separate science from religion, with each to govern independently in their respective domains. Science gets the what and why, while religion gets meaning and value. (See also [[fact-value distinction]].)

 

It is an apologetic put forward by [[liberal]] evolutionist [[Stephen Jay Gould|Stephen Jay Gould]]. Gould described NOMA as "a blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution to ... the supposed conflict between science and religion."

Magisterium is defined as "a domain where one form of teaching holds the appropriate tools for meaningful discourse and resolution" and the NOMA principle is "the magisterium of science covers the empirical realm: what the Universe is made of (fact) and why does it work in this way (theory). The magisterium of religion extends over questions of ultimate meaning and moral value. These two magisteria do not overlap, nor do they encompass all inquiry (consider, for example, the magisterium of art and the meaning of beauty)."

Magisterium is defined as "a domain where one form of teaching holds the appropriate tools for meaningful discourse and resolution" and the NOMA principle is "the magisterium of science covers the empirical realm: what the Universe is made of (fact) and why does it work in this way (theory). The magisterium of religion extends over questions of ultimate meaning and moral value. These two magisteria do not overlap, nor do they encompass all inquiry (consider, for example, the magisterium of art and the meaning of beauty)."