However, this idea gradually fell out of favor among scientists, as they became more and more committed to the idea of methodological naturalism and came to believe that direct appeals to supernatural involvement were scientifically unproductive.
Namun, gagasan tersebut secara bertahap kurang diminati di kalangan ilmuwan, karena mereka menjadi makin tertarik dengan gagasan naturalisme metodologi dan meyakini bahwa banding langsung dengan keterlibatan supranatural tidaklah produktif secara saintifik.