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Meaning of goddidit | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of God.
  2. Alternative spelling of goddidit.
    alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Yes, well, I'm not surprised. I'll bet a lot of things are puzzling to you. But you can just say goddidit and forget about them, can't you?”
“Anything we can possibly observe can be explained by Goddidit, after the fact. If it rains, goddidit. If it didn't, goddidit. If the Earth is round, goddidit. If the Earth isn't round, goddidit. It explains everything, but predicts nothing, and is therefore is a totally content-free statement.”
“How did whales survive in a fresh-water ocean for a year? Goddidit. How did any totally impossible thing happen?”
“Goddidit is not a scientific theory, if God is assumed to be omnipotent, as omnipotence cannot be scientifically verified.”
“The search for the truth is not over yet. In the previous chapter I described how creationism believes the opposite and tends to argue against science rather than providing answers to critical questions, usually falling back upon its untested and unproven "Goddidit" hypothesis.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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