Question
Does science prove there are no gods?
Science does not simply prove there are no gods in every possible sense. It can, however, test many specific claims made about gods, miracles, origins, healing, revelation and the physical world.
Answer
The word gods can mean many different things. Some claims about gods are specific and testable. Others are abstract, symbolic, philosophical or deliberately beyond ordinary evidence. Because of this, the question needs careful handling.
Science is strongest where claims involve observable reality: the age of the Earth, disease, evolution, origins of species, weather, healing, astronomy, psychology, memory and physical events.
Science may not settle every metaphysical claim about a god outside space, time or measurement. But moving a claim beyond evidence also changes its public force.
A reasoned position avoids both lazy certainty and lazy dismissal. Specific claims need specific examination. Confidence should match the evidence.
Evidence
Scientific methods test claims about observable, measurable and repeatable features of reality.
Many religious claims include factual statements about origins, healing, history, nature or miracles. Those specific claims can be examined.
Alternative views
Some believers define gods in a way that makes the claim untestable. Such claims may not be scientifically disprovable, but they also should not be treated as publicly established facts.