First, I wouldn't call observing the red light shift, figuring out how supernovas created heavier elements and so on quite as hand-wavy as "I read it in this bo

First, I wouldn't call observing the red light shift, figuring out how supernovas created heavier elements and so on quite as hand-wavy as "I read it in this book I found". Second, and most important, I'm fine with people using the label "God" if that makes sense to them. It's when people claim to know the mind of this god and tell me how to live that I draw the line. In other words, most religious people will argue against atheists as if they where deists, when in fact most are theists.