evolution of the gapsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

固有名詞

evolution of the gaps

1. (rare, creationism) Evolution, when used as an explanation for anything that is yet unexplained by science.
   • 2009, Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God, Zondervan, →ISBN:

     Well, this is 'evolution-of-the-gaps.' Some scientists merely insert evolution when they don't understand something. “Look —we may not understand everything about these biological systems, but we do know some things.”

   • 2010, Michael L. Peterson, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Oxford University Press, USA:

     It is therefore clear how an evolution-of-the-gaps could be just as metaphysically motivated for an incautious atheist as a God-of-the-gaps could be for an incautious theist.