Why God Of The Gaps Is A Bad Objection - Ep.340 - Methodological Naturalism - Part 2

While finishing our discussion on why methodological naturalism should be rejected, we deal with another bad objection to Christians having a place in the science world. The charge of believing in a "God of the gaps" is levied at Christians to scoff at their history in science. We take a look at it and offer up "nuh huh" and "you do it too"!

TIMELINE:
00:00 - Introduction
03:01 - The 2 Reasons To Reject Methodological Naturalism
03:49 - Science Already Allows For Intelligence As An Explanation
06:52 - Human Sciences Allow Intelligence As An Explanation
07:46 - Distortion Of Natural Science To Keep Out Intelligence
13:43 - Responding To The Bad God Of The Gaps Objection
15:54 - Objection 1 - God Is Not Limited To Gaps
17:41 - Objection 2 - Not Offering Evidence In Ignorance But Positive Explanation
21:43 - Objection 3 - There Are Gaps That Need Explanation
23:16 - Two Ways God Acts Intelligently That Gives Us Explanations
26:33 - Empirical Vs. Historical Science Doesn't Count Out Intelligent Explanations
29:26 - Intelligence Design Differs From Creation Science
31:26 - Conclusion

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Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland
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