Summary Of God Of The Gaps By Francis Collins

The central questions that Francis Collins proposed in his book are how can science and faith coexist without destroying the two parallel worlds apart. Fitting science and faith into the same box has caused centuries of debate due to misinterpreted information by both the general public and the religious sectors. Collins is able to provide a reconciliation to several major issues by promoting a third viewpoint BioLogos. By removing the hostility among the two parties Collins demonstrates how faith and science contribute profoundly to the validation of a creator. One example that Collins provides in his book is on the issue of evolution. Many Christians believe that evolution cannot coexist with a creator. Likewise, those who believe in science fail to see how a creator could have designed evolution. Collins briefly suggests that evolution might have been God’s elegant plan for mankind since Darwin's theory provides the main framework of all living things (pg. 146). Collins provides an elegant exploration of how evolution design reaffirms a God phenomenon. Therefore, Collins accomplished his goal by finding harmony among God’s creation and science.
The “God of the Gaps” refers to placing a supernatural entity in places that science cannot explain. Which is undeniably a flawed philosophy because it doesn’t account for new evidence for evolution. Hence, God is seen as a great deceiver according to Collins. Intelligent Design and “God of Gaps” both provide objections to Darwinism. Intelligent Design encompasses the idea of “irreducible complexity. Perceived failings of the evolutionary theory account for the major interpretations on how life came to arise on planet