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they are referring to a 19th century philosophical concept, perhaps a dis, "the God of the gaps", meaning that as science explained more and more of how the uni
by fsckboy 3y ago
they are referring to a 19th century philosophical concept, perhaps a dis, "the God of the gaps", meaning that as science explained more and more of how the universe worked, religions would "retreat" their explanations of what God's responsibilities were to "the gaps" in scientific understanding. It's not actually a valid challenge to theology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps#Origins_of_the_term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps#Origins_of_the...
- HKH2 3y agoI think you're reading too much into it.
- fsckboy 3y agoand I think you are not reading enough into it. Name me another philosophical reference to gaps whether in the main or in the breach, especially one with a wikipedia page, something nobody else here has supplied?
- HKH2 3y agoThey stated their intention in the FAQ. It is common for a person to write a history of philosophy and skip a lot. https://historyofphilosophy.net/faq https://historyofphilosophy.net/faq
- fsckboy 3y agothe one thing philosophy should study more of is psych. Freud studied philosophy, and so did they, they have absolutely heard of "God is in the gaps", so their affective declaration where they got the name does not influence my or Freud's opinion about their unconscious motivation. If somebody has heard of something and declares they came up with a similar idea on their own, you have no sus? Want to trade my big penny for your little dime?
- HKH2 3y agoPhilosophers tend not to be as petty as the scientists and science influencers that you've probably seen, like Richard Dawkins. Over the millennia, many philosophers have been religious; Kant was clearly religious yet his philosophy is still very influential.