Read the Manifest Path's position on souls, and you'll see how it works.
And, again, the Manifest Path recognizes the existence of several supernatural powers. It merely takes the position, based on pretty hard evidence on Beluaterra, that they can be fought effectively if humanity does not sabotage itself. Several religions, including Greco/Roman traditions, had gods that were only propitiated because humanity could not oppose them effectively. Change the laws of the world so that they can be fought and the Romans probably would have.
Please, please, please, please stop telling me what my religion believes. It has gods (and for anyone who thinks the Daimon Lords aren't gods, I defy you to find a deity in the Roman, Greek, or Norse Pantheons with more power).
