> I personally see religion as a deferment of curiosity I can only speak for certain branches of Christianity here, but this "God of the gaps" notion of God's

> I personally see religion as a deferment of curiosity I can only speak for certain branches of Christianity here, but this "God of the gaps" notion of God's role in the universe can't really even be called "antiquated." It is a fairly recent invention. Early Christian philosophy (the "church fathers") and much of Orthodoxy espouses a constantly unfolding creation. I really hope that this notion, that theists just use God to explain what they don't understand, can be dispelled in the next few years. Unfortunately we have plenty of Young Earth Creationists in the spotlight here in America and they only seem to be getting louder and getting more attention.