But you forget—atheistic scientism was the johnny come lately.
God and our knowledge of God precedes the infantile attempts of atheists to wipe him out of their mind.
It’s the mind of the 18 month old which needs concrete reassurance to avoid the phenomenon of “out of sight out of mind.” Atheists are not happy because when they look up into the sky the don’t see an old bearded man giving them the thumb’s up. (Actually their real problem is they know God is there but they don’t want to follow God’s rules.)
The only explanation for anything and everything is God. It’s atheism, not theism, that claims science replaces God.
This is why atheism collapses in the face of questions like what is the metaphysical explanation for language or information.
The problem is that that doesn't explain ANYTHING.
You might as well say that the only explanation for anything and everything is the Great JuJu in the Sky.
The way you insert God into this process is only as a placeholder; the same place where scientists say "I don't know". That's why you're actually exhibiting the God of the Gaps argument right now.
Saying that God created the Bubonic Plague doesn't help you cure it.
Saying that God created Dark Matter doesn't help explain what it is or how it functions.
No scientists has ever contributed to science or mankind by saying "God did it". It's a meaningless statement.