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The "God of the gaps" phenomenon works both ways. I don't think the scientific method depends upon religion, nor would I want to live in a world without science
by ziaddotcom 8y ago
The "God of the gaps" phenomenon works both ways. I don't think the scientific method depends upon religion, nor would I want to live in a world without science. However the idea/phenomenon of once something is in the science column it is no longer in the religion column doesn't really make any logical sense to me. If an organized religion funds legitimate science, does it automatically cease to be somehow related to religion in their eyes? Doubtful, and this doesn't even take into account that much of the contemporary university system spun out of religious institutions in the 12th century.
- baddox 8y ago> However the idea/phenomenon of once something is in the science column it is no longer in the religion column doesn't really make any logical sense to me. It doesn’t mean the phenomenon is so longer relevant to religion, or that religions can’t offer some insights into how the phenomenon might effect humans, but it certainly obviated the need for religion to invoke the supernatural to explain the mechanics of the phenomenon. Which is, after all, what the “God of the gaps” perspective pertains to.
- ziaddotcom 8y agoRight, I just wonder to what extent someone like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaître https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaître or even Einstein felt the need to distinguish science vs religion as they pondered scientific concepts. I think the debate or dichotomy makes far more sense as reason vs xyz rather than science vs religion.