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Mathematics of the Gaps.       

I have heard scientists use the phrase "God of the gaps" when a believer mentions that God did some miraculous miracle, like creating the universe. OK, how do they get around what science cannot explain? No problem; just say aliens, little vibrating strings, or the always popular multiverse. But is this really science?

Don't get me wrong, I want to meet these little aliens as much as anyone, but Dawkins essentially says it ain't gonna happen. You see, they live too far away. His source for his beliefs is science fiction books, specifically Fred Hoye's "Andromeda" and Carl Sagan's book "Contact."   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSqN1Ij0ZMc.  Surf the internet and you find other well-known atheist scientists discussing these aliens: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Brian Greene. It is true, however, that science fiction does use the word science, so it must be true.

The "math of the gaps" is another technique for explaining away God. In his book "Science Does Not Disprove God," Amir Aczel mentions a dialogue with Brian Greene on Multiverses. When questioned about proof, Greene responds, "The math tells us so, and I believe in the math." 

Wonderful, I'm so glad. That's great, but "where's the beef?" If beef refers to scientific observations and data collected to support the science, then there is no beef, bread, or special sauces. Scientists will respond by saying, "Just give us more time." OK, how much more time does science need? 

The diameter of the observable universe is 93 billion light years. One light year in distance is 5878628192999.1. Dawkins and I  feel confident the aliens will not introduce themselves to us, and I don't believe we'll ever collect data on all those other universes. It takes a lot of faith to buy into string theory and the multiverse, and I don't have that much faith.