God of the Voids and the Story of my God

     I have recently been made aware that my discussion on homochirality boils down to a God of the gaps argument. For anyone who is unaware of this concept, a God of the gaps argument is one which claims that the gaps in our knowledge necessitate God to fill them. When science cannot explain something, a God of the gaps argument claims that because God can explain it, God must exist. The opposing side says that as science grows, we will fill these gaps, erasing the need for a God to stuff in the cracks. 

    I believe there is a misconception that all people who use God of the gaps arguments argue that God will fill all gaps we have and that if these gaps get filled we will be left with no need for God. I propose a new theory which I will title God of the voids theory. 

    My argument relies on the belief that no matter how much science we do, there will be things we can never ever explain. Why does the strong nuclear force sit at just the right power to give us the chemistry that makes life possible? (1) Why does gravity exist and has it always existed? If it has always existed and the world is simply material then why do we as humans have an immense capacity to think of what could be outside our very universe? The world of science itself contains things that are not possible to answer without God no matter how much science we do.  From this, I distinguish that there are two types of gaps we see in science, which I will call voids and holes. Holes are those which, in time, science can provide an explanation for.  Voids are those which, no matter how much time is given, science alone cannot answer.

    I believe it is perfectly reasonable to argue that my God fills the picture because of the voids in science, not because of the holes. I believe the holes do indicate that evolutionary theory is incomplete, but this is something evolutionists and I agree on and does not prove evolution false. It simply serves as information I can use when comparing the completeness of worldviews. It can tell me that my worldview is more complete at the present than evolution, but it does not serve as concrete evidence against evolution.

    I agree that homochirality is not a gap in evolutionary theory which could never be filled, and I acknowledged this fact in my discussion of homochirality. Homochirality is possibly a hole and not a void, though it is impossible to categorize it until science were to prove it was a fillable gap, or hole, and then there would be no such hole anymore because it would be filled. There is much science could model in coming years within evolutionary theory, but there is also much that it never will explain. I should include here that I am not an evolutionist, but I do acknowledge that within evolutionary theories, some models are more workable than others. I acknowledge that theoretically possible models can be created for many things, but this does not mean I believe they truly represent what happened. My homochirality discussion goes through some of the reasons for this when it discusses prebiotic conditions.

    Since I believe many people do not hear the full viewpoint of Christians often enough, I will leave you with a story of the God I believe in and why his existence makes sense. I find it is easier to understand someone's view when you attempt to look at it through their eyes. 

    In this story, God exists. This God has a perfect balance of love, justice, mercy, patience, and goodness. His levels of moral attributes are perfect, explaining the source of our moral attributes and the invisible standard we compare them to. This God values beauty and placed it in the world for mankind to see his glory. We see this in microscopy and astronomy alike. The conditions of our earth that make it habitable for human life also make it the best location for viewing the universe and making discoveries. (4) God made the earth this way so that we would be able to see the immense power he has and be drawn to him. 

    Yet this God also recognizes that many will turn away from Him and hate Him. He knows that he is not easy to follow. If he had made himself so obvious in the world that we had no doubt about him, he would not achieve a group of believers who truly are willing to place their trust in Him despite all other options. This God loves all the people of the earth and truly desires that they have enough faith to come to Him. 

    But mankind disobeyed God and continues to sin. God is perfectly just, and it would violate his quality of justice to let sin sit unpunished. Yet, God did not desire to punish mankind for their actions, so instead He sent His Son, a part of His very self, to die on a cross to save mankind from sin. This shows something very important about this God; He would rather punish His own self than us. Jesus willingly died for the sins of all mankind, and God accepted that sacrifice as payment for the world. Imagine the kind of perfect grace and mercy that would cause God to be more willing to punish Himself for the sins of the world than the very sinners who disobeyed Him. God offers mankind a choice: accept and follow Jesus, His son, and your sins will be paid for by God's own sacrifice or refuse to accept Jesus as payment for your sin and choose to make payment yourself in a fiery place of torment called Hell. In Jeremiah 29:13, God promises, "And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." (5) You will never have enough faith to have absolutely no doubts about Christianity, no areas that don't make sense yet. But seek God with all you are, search for evidence of Him, and you will find Him. 

 

References

1. Couchman, David. “The Strong Nuclear Force as an Example of Fine Tuning for Life.” Focus.org.uk, 2026, www.focus.org.uk/strongforce.php. 

2. Reese, Christopher. “What Scientific Proof Do We Have That There Is a God? - C.S. Lewis Institute.” C.S. Lewis Institute, Aug. 2024, www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/what-scientific-proof-do-we-have-that-there-is-a-god/.

3. McCann, Mahon. “The Intelligibility Argument for God.” Mahonmccann.com, Raising the Cross, 2 May 2025, www.mahonmccann.com/p/the-unavoidable-inevitability-of. 

4. “Are We Alone?” Discovery Institute, May 2004, www.discovery.org/a/2143/. 

5. God. Holy Bible. NKJV.