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That's called god of the gaps and every catholic I've met offers that same argument. They also play a lot with intelligent design.

I was going to ask the author how he balances both world visions together... They're just incompatible.

For me the scientific method ended all possibility to ever think again about following a creed

That's a great question indeed 👍🏼

First of all, I am not a philosopher or have anything to do with social sciences, so I might not be the best to answer this.

In any case, and without being an objectivist or joining the free will debate, I believe we as a species can rationally decide a universal set of moral rules for everyone to abide without the need of an outer god or tradition or influence.

Those principles have already been laid out, the UN human rights act might be the best candidate for that (and I'm a big supporter of that initiative)

Probably my set of arguments for establishing my values is rather thin, but it works for me: empathy, solidarity, ingenuity,... are some of our best traits and they can be rationally supported as a benefit for our specie. Although I lost my catholic beliefs 20 years ago in my teens I still think about moral issues and try to read a lot what others have said about the subject, with or without god. It's always going to be a work in progress, at least for me.

Thanks for giving myself the opportunity to review my ideas!

PD not a native English speaker 🙄