At least as developed by Buckland, the pre-Darwinian search for design was not confined to gaps but rather covered all of nature. This approach is still liable to the risk of attempting to develop a theology independent of Scripture, but it does avoid the gap fallacy.
Dr. David Campbell
"Old Seashells"
Biology Department
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Road
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com, 301 862-0372
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"That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks"-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droigate Spa
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