God of the Naturally Insurmountable Abyss

The good old “God of the gaps” argument. I’ve been accused of this and arguing from ignorance numerous times. The assumption is that because science does not know how the universe was formed, then theists assume there is a deity to make up for our ignorance. After all, science has closed many gaps in the past, so there is no reason to believe that science will not also find answers for the other areas we do not understand yet.

 

Science does indeed close many gaps in areas that we do not understand, but what about the gaps that science opens? What about the gaps that keep getting wider the more science learns? What about gaps that are so large that to close them through natural causes requires basic scientific, philosophical, and metaphysical principles to be violated? What about the gaps that give an appearance of design? That is more than a mere gap. It’s an abyss; an abyss that natural causes are unable to cross. I’m not saying “I don’t know; therefore, God”. I’m saying “Natural causes can’t; therefore, God”.



 

So here is my “God of the naturally insurmountable abyss” argument:

1) Everything which begins to exist has a cause.

2) The universe began to exist.

3) Therefore; the universe had a cause.

4) The universe is made of energy, space, and time.

5) Energy, space, and time cannot cause itself to come into being.

6) Therefore; the cause of the universe must be immaterial, spaceless, and timeless.

7) An infinite regress of causes is impossible.

8) Therefore; an uncaused cause must be the cause of our universe.

9) Only abstract objects or an unembodied mind can be immaterial, spaceless, timeless, and uncaused.

10) Abstract objects cannot cause anything.

11) Therefore; the cause of the universe is an unembodied mind.