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“Scientists rightly resist invoking the supernatural in scientific explanations for fear of committing a god-of-the-gaps fallacy (the fallacy of using God as a stop-gap for ignorance). Yet without some restriction on the use of chance, scientists are in danger of committing a logically equivalent fallacy-one we may call the “chance-of-the-gaps fallacy.” Chance, like God, can become a stop-gap for ignorance.”

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William A. Dembski
William A. Dembski

William A. Dembski, born on July 18, 1960, is a renowned mathematician known for his research in information theory, complexity, and intelligent design theory. more

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