Steve is saying that miraculous things can happen even without a god or gods around to make them happen. All that is needed is a sufficiently-sophisticated (ins

Steve is saying that miraculous things can happen even without a god or gods around to make them happen. All that is needed is a sufficiently-sophisticated (insert ironic reference to compiler optimization here) understanding of physics. Refer to Arthur C. Clarke's quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.