Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
00:00 Introduction
03:51 General form of a theistic argument that gets labeled as “god of the gaps”
06:24 Where is the “gap” in this argument?
08:16 The conditional premise used to justify Premise 1
14:10 Scientific advances that may make this argument unsuccessful
23:56 Divine agency expectations and supernatural explanations
28:15 Arguments in support of Conditional (1d)
32:43 Forms of two arguments that are immune to the shrinking gap objection
40:23 Q&A
56:14 Summary and Conclusion
Dr. Greg Ganssle is a professor of philosophy at Biola University, and published an essay critiquing the "God of the Gaps" objection in the Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.
Link to book: amazon.com/Blackwell-Companion-Science-Christianity/dp/1444335715#:~:text=Bringing%20together%20some%20of%20the,intersection%20of%20science%20and%20Christianity.
Link to Dr. Gannsle's publications: https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/greg-ganssle
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00:00 Introduction
03:51 General form of a theistic argument that gets labeled as “god of the gaps”
06:24 Where is the “gap” in this argument?
08:16 The conditional premise used to justify Premise 1
14:10 Scientific advances that may make this argument unsuccessful
23:56 Divine agency expectations and supernatural explanations
28:15 Arguments in support of Conditional (1d)
32:43 Forms of two arguments that are immune to the shrinking gap objection
40:23 Q&A
56:14 Summary and Conclusion
Dr. Greg Ganssle is a professor of philosophy at Biola University, and published an essay critiquing the "God of the Gaps" objection in the Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.
Link to book: amazon.com/Blackwell-Companion-Science-Christianity/dp/1444335715#:~:text=Bringing%20together%20some%20of%20the,intersection%20of%20science%20and%20Christianity.
Link to Dr. Gannsle's publications: https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/greg-ganssle
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