http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=God_of_the_gaps&feed=atom&action=history God of the gaps - Revision history 2024-03-29T07:40:18Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.17.5 http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=God_of_the_gaps&diff=10111&oldid=prev Pile: Protected "God of the gaps" ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)) 2011-07-03T15:03:44Z <p>Protected &quot;<a href="/wiki/God_of_the_gaps" title="God of the gaps">God of the gaps</a>&quot; ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is a phrase represents a rational response to the what some claim, constitutes God's &quot;miracles.&quot; <br /> <br /> The theist argument essentially follows this formula:<br /> <br /> {{bluebox|____ phenomenon is not explained by science. Therefore, god must have done it, as there is no other explanation. Ergo, god exists.}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:God did it.jpg|right|350px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> The reason why the term &quot;God of the gaps&quot; was coined is that such an argument is constantly on the retreat, as new and better science is able to explain more phenomena each day. <br /> <br /> &lt;html&gt;<br /> &lt;object align=&quot;left&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/JJxCFa8YmbQ&amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/JJxCFa8YmbQ&amp;hl=en&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;<br /> &lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> In ancient times, for example, lightning was unexplained and usually attributed to a god or gods. Science, however, has effectively explained this occurrence as a result of disproportionate charges in the ground and in the clouds.<br /> <br /> Likewise, a rationalist would likely assume that any unexplained phenomenon will one day be explained by science. Therefore these unknown &quot;gaps&quot; become smaller and smaller. This also explains why many theologies seek to repress and discredit scientific advancement.<br /> <br /> [[category:definitions]]<br /> [[category:logical fallacies]]<br /> [[category:theological arguments]]<br /> [[category:scientific arguments]]<br /> [[category:videos]]</div> Pile