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[Doomblade187]

I'd preffer the waffle shuffle kerfluffle tbh

+1 to Waffle Shuffle Kerfluffle

[Dunamisdeos]

I'd preffer the waffle shuffle kerfluffle tbh

+1 to Waffle Shuffle Kerfluffle

+1 To the best name

[Kagus]

I hijacked the name earlier as AmeriPol: waffle waffle waffle waffle. And nobody suspected a thing, muahahaha!

[MetalSlimeHunt]

It should be noted that "I can't believe X thing is possible in nature, therefore God must exist" isn't God of the Gaps (which always relates to an unknown) but Argument from Incredulity.

[Lord Shonus]

No, it wasn't created to mock religion at all, look into the term, it was coined by Christian theologians to point out the logical flaws in some rival theologians arguments.

And it was quite salient. "God works in mysterious ways" to explain any and everything which has no explanation. In fact, the lack of explanation was taken as proof of God's involvement.

e.g. I've had a conversation where a Christian friend literally said "I just can't see how a single cell could evolve into a human, so it must be God's doing". This is the "god of the gaps" argument in it's wild variety. The slightly more cultivated version is "scientists can't explain X, which proves that God did 'mysterious thing Y' ". It's not a caricature, it's actually a good description of how some people think and argue. And the fallacy here should be clear: as science explains some things, then the die-hard religious person makes claims like "science explains so much, but it can't explain XYZ! isn't that proof enough that God is behind it?" So, the very fact that the "gap" has shrunk is itself used as proof that god fills the rest of the gap - otherwise why would their still be gaps?

Somehow, I had the Coulson quote mentioned above mentally attributed to the 19th century school of philosophy that produced Nietzsche. Clearly I was mistaken.

[Trekkin]

It should be noted that "I can't believe X thing is possible in nature, therefore God must exist" isn't God of the Gaps (which always relates to an unknown) but Argument from Incredulity.

They overlap a lot, though, because people say "science can't explain X thing" when they mean "I don't believe/can't understand the scientific explanation of X thing."

There's also the people who claim that error bars and uncertainty mean that science "can't actually prove anything and at least [religion/deity] has an answer", but that's less an argument and more a misunderstanding of statistics.

[Kagus]

And I know a Christian high school physics teacher who said that no known science could explain how these things work.

Yes, physics teacher. Yes, still employed. I believe she has children now, too.

[JoshuaFH]

And I know a Christian high school physics teacher who said that no known science could explain how these things work.

Yes, physics teacher. Yes, still employed. I believe she has children now, too.

Science can't explain how people this stupid can exist, therefore God must exist!

[Reelya]

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[Enemy post]

Was just about to post him.

[Dunamisdeos]

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I would like to rescind my previous statements in favor of new toast-related evidence.

[Frumple]

Now now, I can totally explain it! Hold very, very still while I press this superheated wire increasingly close to your face until your cheeks cook.

Verily, you will understand the essence of toast forever after, assuming your seared flesh doesn't get infected and kills you

[Dunamisdeos]

I am become toast, destroyer of worlds. Look upon my crust ye mighty, and despair.

[Pancakes]

"Life is, in a word, toast"

Harken! Behold the cooked bread!

[Il Palazzo]

-Bill, what is best in life?
-To toast your enemies, see them buttered before you, and hear the crunchiness of their crust.