(February 16, 2016 at 8:47 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:(February 16, 2016 at 8:45 am)Jehanne Wrote: That the Universe follows mathematical equations at its fundamental level is the basis of all reality. The alternative is magic, a Universe which is governed by no physical laws. A Universe which simply exists absent any creator god would have to be governed by mathematics (what would be the alternative?); a created Universe, on the other hand, could be governed by magic (think of Dragon Ball Z or Winx Club.)
Mathematics are a product of the human mind, not the other way around. I don't think you mean what I think you mean, so I won't press this any further, but do consider putting it differently.
I have no idea how you can say this. In a right triangle, does the square of the hypotenuse equal the sums of the squares of its two sides? Is that true or not? And, if you say that such is only a "product of the human mind," when did this truth (if, it is, true) come into being? Are you saying that the planets of our solar system started going around the Sun in ellipses only after Kepler discovered those orbits? If so, what were the planets doing prior to Kepler & Galileo?
