Comments on: Opposing the God of the Gaps

By: Why I Support Intelligent Design « de-conversion

Why I Support Intelligent Design « de-conversion — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:44:22 +0000

[...] include at least a rudimentary acceptance of evolution as a concept. And since ID is basically a “God of the gaps” theory, it will eventually collapse under scrutiny by those who take the time to think, and the [...]

By: Quester

Quester — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:43:11 +0000

You're right, Anonymous. He does say that. A brief Google search allowed me to find that out, and also find the response of a few members of the Rational Response Squad forum members. You might find that latter link worth reading.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:39:02 +0000

Perry Marshall any atheist to debate him. He says, “If you can read this, I can prove God exists”.

By: Opposing the God of the Gaps. « Sparse Random Thoughts

Opposing the God of the Gaps. « Sparse Random Thoughts — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:58:28 +0000

[...] Posted in Everything, Religion, Sites I Visit by Matt on March 15th, 2008 I thoroughly liked this article by Quester over at de-conversion.com Tagged with: god, ignorance, knowledge, reason « [...]

By: Quester

Quester — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:20:30 +0000

LeoP- All right. I’ll wait for to read about it then.

Ned- I’ll have to look that up.

By: ned

ned — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:41:56 +0000

Quester: “The Varieties of Scientific Experience” is an edited version of a series of talks given by Carl Sagan at the Gifford Lecture of natural theology. Sagan called science “informed worship”. He believed that rational understanding of the universe can serve as the foundation of a deeper form of (non)theology. Sagan was a agnostic but it’s a way of saying “the more you know, the closer you are to God”. I thought you might enjoy it.

By: LeoPardus

LeoPardus — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:10:37 +0000

Quester:

I was planning a post with a larger image of my avatar. I’ll have to get it done now that I know people (or at least one people) are curious.

By: Quester

Quester — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:51:12 +0000

Ned,

Sounds interesting. What sort of book is Carl Sagan’s The Varieties of Scientific Experience?

Chaplain,

Thank-you. I’m still not sure whether I’m a believer with strong doubts or a skeptic with a history of belief. Not knowing what side I’m on, I feel a need to take special care not to lash out in either direction. That said, we’re all people with our own blind spots and hypocrisies. Learning and teaching are thus always better options than looking down on others from a non-existent high horse.

Greg,

The idea of prayer being a last resort has long frustrated me. If it works, prayer should be what we turn to first, not after everything else has failed.

Stephen,

If I ever feel the need for such a term, I will try to remember yours.

LeoPardus,

Glad to hear it. Completely off-topic, what is that image you’re using for an avatar?

By: Stephen P

Stephen P — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:17:33 +0000

Sorry about the double post. My feeble excuse is that I did actually receive a message saying that there had been an error and I should resubmit it …

By: Stephen P

Stephen P — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:16:01 +0000

It becomes possible to claim that accepting something as a mystery is an act of humility, implying that attempting to understand it is an act of arrogance.

Indeed. And yet what greater act of arrogance can there be than for someone to claim the right to keep the whole of humanity in ignorance?

People with an inordinate regard for literal readings of the bible are sometimes referred to as bibliolaters. Perhaps we could refer to people who equate their god with their ignorance as nesciolaters. (Unless a passing classicist can suggest a better term.)