universe and reject any notion of non-physical  entities," they are committing a strawman fallacy.

This oversimplified depiction does not accurately  reflect the diverse perspectives of atheists.

Many atheists do not assert that science  has answers to all questions, nor do they  

all discount the possibility of phenomena beyond  the reach of current scientific understanding.

Their lack of belief in a god is often  grounded in a lack of compelling evidence,  

rather than an absolute reliance on scientific  explanation for all aspects of existence.

By portraying atheists as strict materialists  who deny anything beyond the physical,  

the apologist overlooks the  complex and varied views many  

atheists hold regarding the limits of  scientific knowledge and the unknown.

This generalization fails to address the  real and multifaceted views of atheism.