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We're just trying to fill in all the places on the blackboard where it says, "then, a miracle occurs."
– Scott Rowe
Commented May 28 at 2:09
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@ScottRowe: The problem with the "God of the gaps" argument is that, over time, God gets smaller and smaller as we learn more about how things work. This has caused it to attract scorn from atheists and theologians alike.
– Kevin
Commented May 28 at 2:48
@Kevin I was referring more to the idea of unknowns as 'placeholders'. It is far more honest to say, "I don't know", than to say you've had the answer in your hip pocket all along. Have you seen the comic? (maybe God is like Ant-Man, incredibly powerful because He is so small) (shhh!)
– Scott Rowe
Commented May 28 at 2:54
@Kevin: Another perspective is that gods with Jehovah's power level were disproved some 2500 years ago via basic syllogisms and we have borne witness to the longest period of bargaining in history.
– Corbin
Commented May 28 at 17:58
@Corbin I've never before thought of Despair as something I wanted to move people towards, but perhaps it is necessary to get to Acceptance?
– Scott Rowe
Commented May 29 at 2:22

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