Rob, I see far too many non theists describing theists to holding to a God of the gaps.
What snow tracks presented is not a god of the gaps and I don't think any reasonable thinking theist would ascribe to such an argument. We believe in a God that did the whole thing. The parts we don't yet understand and the ones we do. It is because of the parts we do understand that we can further cement our belief in a rationally intelligent cause.
We believe in invisible forces all of the time (gravity, wind, etc) because we can see their effects we can deduce their existence. You have even made the comment that a case could be reasonably made for Deism. It's when we use the term "God" it is accepted to mean a personal, interactive deity and that is where the roadblock is for which most atheists cannot accept.
What snow tracks presented is not a god of the gaps and I don't think any reasonable thinking theist would ascribe to such an argument. We believe in a God that did the whole thing. The parts we don't yet understand and the ones we do. It is because of the parts we do understand that we can further cement our belief in a rationally intelligent cause.
We believe in invisible forces all of the time (gravity, wind, etc) because we can see their effects we can deduce their existence. You have even made the comment that a case could be reasonably made for Deism. It's when we use the term "God" it is accepted to mean a personal, interactive deity and that is where the roadblock is for which most atheists cannot accept.
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