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evolution of the gaps en · PROPN

Etymology

By analogy to God of the gaps.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Evolution, when used as an explanation for anything that is yet unexplained by science.
    • It is therefore clear how an evolution-of-the-gaps could be just as metaphysically motivated for an incautious atheist as a God-of-the-gaps could be for an incautious theist. 2010, Michael L. Peterson, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Oxford University Press, USA:
    • Well, this is 'evolution-of-the-gaps.' Some scientists merely insert evolution when they don't understand something. “Look —we may not understand everything about these biological systems, but we do know some things.” 2009, Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God, Zondervan, →ISBN: