To Rodriguez, primitive man created God or gods to explain the unfathomable workings of nature. Recently, we have learned to grasp and control nature. We therefore need God or gods no longer. We are now the gods. This radical autonomy includes the responsibility to make the universe as meaningful as it could be. Theism tempts us to hand this responsibility over to God. Lest meaning-making be forgotten and human flourishing be compromised, the contemporary man must forgo theism altogether. This paper reflects on some themes of the argument of Rodriguez. First, to Catholicism, providence does not replace human agency. It therefore is immune from the charge that theism could tempt us to pass the responsibility to make the here and now meaningful to God. Second, belief in falsehood frustrates man’s desire for truth. Despite this, Rodriguez did not discuss the truth or falsehood of atheism. Third, intrinsic religiosity is found to be positively correlated with conditions that are signs of flourishing. Hence, atheism is not necessary for human flourishing, since intrinsic religiosity and atheism are mutually exclusive. Fourth, atheism, given its essence as mere negation, is incapable of giving man a meaning to replace that which is demolished by the death of God. Fifth, how could atheism be necessary for human flourishing, when the former renders the latter impossible? This section borrows from Transcendental Thomist analyses of the dynamism of the intellect and will. This paper concludes with the main thesis that human flourishing does not necessitate atheism. It ends with a reflection on the responsibility of man amidst the meaning crisis, not as God, but as bearers of His Image. Pandan, Mark Steven. (2022). We are not Gods: A Critical Engagement of Rodriguez on the Necessity of Atheism for Human Flourishing.