The idea of Non-overlapping Magisteria proposes to separate science from religion, with each to govern independently in their respective domains. Science gets the what and why, while religion gets meaning and value. (See also fact-value distinction.) The idea is opposed by those who see God as the Author of science (see Creationism). It is an apologetic put forward by liberal evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould. Gould described NOMA as "a blessedly simple and entirely conventional resolution to ... the supposed conflict between science and religion."