[VadeRetro]

I take it to mean the she does not believe that the Cosmos and all that it contains is the result of the will of a Supreme Being.

Took the author two sentences to get something seriously wrong. An uninformed opinion.

[balrog666]

Took the author two sentences to get something seriously wrong. An uninformed opinion.

When our social institutions evolved to the point where asking such a question wasn’t as quite as painful or harmful to one’s health, science, in the sense that we use today, began to blossom. And it bloomed because of its explanatory power, its predictive power. If you combine A, B, and C – bingo! – you get D. And no one had ever seen, heard or thought of D before!

But at least he wasn't a complete idiot.

[Gumlegs]

Interesting that the author couldn't be bothered, you know, actually asking his mother what she means. Sounds like he's auditioning for a job at the New York Times.