The God of the Gaps

My take on the "God of the Gaps", including a semi-hypothetical historical analysis.

This includes the reasons, as I see them, for the whole religion vs science controversy.

By the way, this is my first video where I've used noise reduction for the sound. Tell me what you think.
Software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net

YT seems to be messing with me again. It's set comments to be approved again. Damn sloppy programming!

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• religion
• polytheism
• monotheism
• theism
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• evolution
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[LuvNewYork2]

Sorry but your history is wrong. Before you make a claim that the church came around with the idea of "ONE GOD" is FALSE. I don't have time to school you on real history but check the ancient egyptians. You will see the Pharaoh who was the original of the idea of ONE GOD. Youll will also know that greeks and romans took all knowledge from africa and mesopotamia area. Medicine - Imhotep I could go on and on. FACTS not fiction like you're presenting.

[CapnOrdinary]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, did I say the christian church came up with the idea of a single god? Did I? I don't THINK so. Watch the video again, but this time, pay attention.

[MrSammo1]

Great video!

Watch the video Zeitgeist!

[CapnOrdinary]

No thanks, I like to keep my brain cells awake. Zeitgeist is a waste of bits, it's ill researched, it's a hack, its only sources are conspiracy websites, and although I agree with the general conclusion on religion (ie. it's made up), the rest of the movie is worthless.

[MrSammo1]

To each......his own.

It beats the hell out of supernatural nonsense.

[CapnOrdinary]

Well, I'd say nonsense is still nonsense, whether it's supernatural or not. I prefer research, unfortunately not a trait apparently valued by the Zeitgeist movie crew.

[danielnz1]

Cheers! As Carl Sagan said,

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".

And, All reasoned evidence points to natural causes for all things. There is absolutely no evidence for a supernatural god! Just superstition, which is; a belief in magic or phenomena beyond or outside of Nature! Hence religious belief is, a primitive false notion.

[danielnz1]

So, until plausible scientific evidence to the contrary, these extraordinary claims and rituals, made on behalf of some super-natural, super-vengeful abrahamic sky-god (intent on eternal hell-fire for most of his flawed Human creation) should only be practiced as a personal choice with consenting adults in privacy! And, far away from susceptible minds of growing children.

[Strangerinasland]

@Tuber77 (cont) No 1 has the slightest idea of the odds of our known universe being the way it is rather than some other way. IF our known universe was created by some beings, what are the odds of those beings existing without being created? Were they accidents? IF somehow I could be outside & objectively looking at each of all the different ways the universe could possibly be, I'd have no more reason to think any must have been created but others were not. If you believe (cont)

[Strangerinasland]

@Tuber77 God Of The Gaps Fallacy is not an answer, it is the recognition that certain pathetic notions put forth by desperate theists are not answers but are cop outs. Very silly calling it a cop out as it is the proper recognition of a cop out. Our universe is not finely tuned. The word accident assumes intent. Where there is no intent, there are no accidents.Neither atheists nor scientisis have any goal of not giving credence to religion. No 1 has the slightest idea of the odds (cont)

[Tuber77]

Evidence of absence is not absence of Evidence - Carl Sagan

The God is Gaps fallacy is not a answer, Its a Cop-Out. Are Universe is to finely tuned. If there is no multiverse. Which Occam's Razor say it probably dosnt. They only lead to Two Logical conclusion. This all some accident. Or some outside influence is at play. The God in the Gaps Fallacy is just a way for atheist and science to not give any credence to religion. Nothing more, Nothing Less. And no im not religious. Im Agnostic.

[Vynjira]

I'm still trying to figure out why anyone believes stories written by superstitious bronze age men who didn't know of Atoms, bacteria, Computers, DNA, etc... over scientists who were able to calculate and then send people to the moon, know how light works to such a degree they can determine your blood oxygen level by passing light thru your finger, engineer their own benign viruses to attack harmful bacteria and so many other things its not funny.

[Atheistx82]

Great video. I thought about getting a Voice Synthesizer and making a God of the Gaps song, but I'm really not sure I could write the lyrics very well.

[Atheistx82]

@CapnOrdinary I have to tell you I watched Zeitgeist and it literally felt like my brain was dying.

[Atheistx82]

@CapnOrdinary LMAO! Great comment.

[teague67]

thats a south park canadian accent