evolution of the gaps

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  1. Evolution, when used as an explanation for anything that is yet unexplained by science. rare
    — Well, this is 'evolution-of-the-gaps.' Some scientists merely insert evolution when they don't understand something. “Look —we may not understand everything about these biological systems, but we do know some things.”

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By analogy to God of the gaps.
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