{"id":2727,"date":"2025-07-06T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2025-07-06T11:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T11:50:33","slug":"god-of-the-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/god-of-the-gaps\/","title":{"rendered":"God of the Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2727\" class=\"elementor elementor-2727\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97abcd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97abcd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e510a76\" data-id=\"e510a76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731ba0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"731ba0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist-768x548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scientist.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7080f933 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7080f933\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b4c63c6\" data-id=\"2b4c63c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d63af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d63af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>by <strong>L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Balogh<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It seems to me many people have fallen into the notion that the advancement of science disproves the existence of God. Like, the more we know about our natural world, the more certain we can be that there is no God. Based on the principles of logic, this way of thinking seems wrong to me. But before I get into it why, let\u2019s look at another idea that some believers often rehearse: God of the gaps.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cGod of the gaps refers to the argument that gaps in scientific knowledge are evidence for God\u2019s existence and direct intervention.\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">(source: link.springer.com, John R. Albright: God of the Gaps)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cGod of the gaps (\u2026) is a logical fallacy that occurs when believers invoke Goddidit (or a variant) in order to account for some natural phenomena that science cannot (at the time of the argument) explain (\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;God of the gaps&#8221; is a bad argument not only on logical grounds, but on empirical grounds: there is a long history of &#8220;gaps&#8221; being filled and the remaining gaps for God thus getting smaller and smaller (\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u2026naturalistic explanations for still-mysterious phenomena always remain possible, especially in the future where research may uncover more information.\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">(source: rationalwiki.org)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I actually do agree that God of the gaps is a logical fallacy, because it\u2019s not the unexplainable that\u2019s supposed to call for a God. God just is, whether you can explain phenomena or not. The fallacy unbelievers seem to fall into though is the above quoted \u201cempirical ground\u201d, that as the gaps are being filled, the chances for God\u2019s existence are getting slimmer and slimmer. The idea that naturalistic explanations can somehow muscle God out of the picture, is just as much of a fallacy. This is the same erroneous thinking, just the other way around.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 If <em>\u201cI can\u2019t explain it, therefore God\u2026\u201d<\/em> is wrong, then<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cI can explain it, therefore no God\u2026\u201d<\/em> has to be wrong too!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Just to illustrate this ongoing debate, let\u2019s say, there is a complicated equation a group of mathematicians are trying to figure out, but as much as they think, they cannot solve it. After an extended time of struggle, half of the group come to the conclusion that some scientifically advanced aliens must have written the problem. The rest of the mathematicians are not sure about this, and they remain skeptical about this proposal. Years later, after much studying, the group returns to the same mathematical problem. This time they are able to solve it, and as a result, the skeptical half of the group make a conclusion that there are no aliens. I\u2019m pretty sure we all know that this is faulty logic. Whether you can solve a mathematical problem or not, has nothing to do with the existence or non-existence of aliens. What happened is that during the course of time you gained some knowledge. That\u2019s it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Missing scientific information does not call for a God, and in the same manner, the ever-growing appearance of scientific information does not do away with God. Our lack, or abundance of scientific knowledge and the existence of God are unrelated. God did everything in a scientifically explainable way, we just don\u2019t know the science yet! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e06886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e06886\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b080f\" data-id=\"72b080f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b236c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b236c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You are free to download and distribute the text in any way you like. This material is free of charge, but donations are greatly appreciated: <b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/daybreakprojects?country.x=IE&amp;locale.x=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayPal Daybreak Projects<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i>PDF Format: <i><a href=\"https:\/\/daybreakprojects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/God-of-the-Gaps.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God of the Gaps<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Balogh \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It seems to me many people have fallen into the notion that the advancement of science disproves the existence of God. Like, the more we know about our natural world, the more certain we can be that there is no God. 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