Atheists tend to view science and religion as mutually exclusive. So do some religious people. I view them as simply different methods with different goals. Both are completely valid within their respective contexts.
I have never met an atheist that could discuss science at my level. Not one. They seem to be ignorant of science but use their position as an atheist to make the claim that they are smarter than everyone else.
I could agree with that. It’s the blurring of lines between them that generates controversy. When one introduces “why” instead of “how,” ie, conscious motivation, into science, it becomes religion. Better each stay in its own bailiwick.