ould ▁claims ▁for ▁NO MA ▁( non - over la pping ▁mag ister ia ▁of ▁science , ▁mor ality ▁and ▁religion ), ▁and ▁Richard ▁ ▁Daw kins ▁ ▁for , ▁verb ally , ▁" a ▁brand ▁ ▁of ▁ ▁SM ▁( b ond age ▁ ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁others ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁scientific ▁mag ister ium )", ▁B enson ▁preferred ▁O M ▁( over la pping ▁mag ister ia ), ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁religion . ▁ ▁Francis ▁Collins ▁critic ized ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁NO MA , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁science , ▁religion , ▁and ▁other ▁spher es ▁have ▁" partial ly ▁over la pped " ▁while ▁agree ing ▁with ▁G ould ▁that ▁mor als , ▁spiritual ity ▁and ▁eth ics ▁cannot ▁be ▁determined ▁from ▁natural istic ▁interpretation . ▁This ▁exceed s ▁the ▁greatest ▁inter connection ▁allowed ▁by ▁G ould ▁in ▁his ▁original ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ess ay ▁" Non over la pping ▁Mag ister ia " ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁writes : ▁ ▁Matt ▁R id ley ▁notes ▁that ▁religion ▁does ▁more ▁than ▁talk ▁about ▁ult imate ▁mean ings ▁and ▁mor als , ▁and ▁science ▁is ▁not ▁pro scri bed ▁from ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁above ▁either . ▁After ▁all , ▁mor als ▁involve ▁human ▁behavior , ▁an ▁observable ▁phenomen on , ▁and ▁science ▁is ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁observable ▁phen omena . ▁R id ley ▁notes ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁substantial ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁on ▁evolution ary ▁orig ins ▁of ▁eth ics ▁and ▁mor