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Mathematics and the Universe
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe
I really don't see why the apparent order amidst chaos of the universe is indicative of the hand of god. Why is it more likely that we would fall up one minute and down the next without god's intervention? If we take as granted that something can spontaneously exist (as must be the case even if there is a god, since god or his creator or his creator's creator ad infinitim must have spontaneously existed), why is it especially significant that that thing (assuming the universe spontaneously existes) not be governed by a non-harmonius mess of conflicting rules? If anything, it would make more sense that those things that do not co-exist well would cancel one another out. In the alternative, why should we chalk it up to anything more than coincidence? Attribution to god is nothing more than wishful thinking in search of justification.
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Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 6:16 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 10:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by lilphil1989 - December 29, 2008 at 11:13 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:51 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:33 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 8:10 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 11:11 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 11:26 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:31 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - December 29, 2008 at 11:43 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:46 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - December 29, 2008 at 11:54 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:57 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 12:02 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 12:04 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 12:45 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 12:20 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 12:27 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 2:15 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 2:43 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 2:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 6:09 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 10:30 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 2:08 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 2:59 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 4:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 5:13 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 31, 2008 at 1:22 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 31, 2008 at 8:46 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 1, 2009 at 8:44 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 1:55 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - December 31, 2008 at 2:40 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by LukeMC - December 31, 2008 at 3:06 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 1, 2009 at 12:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Giff - January 1, 2009 at 9:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 1, 2009 at 10:18 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 3:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 4, 2009 at 4:41 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 5:27 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 5, 2009 at 1:03 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Giff - January 5, 2009 at 8:43 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 10:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 5, 2009 at 10:26 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 10:21 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 11:04 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:41 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:44 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:46 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:48 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 4:34 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 5:35 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 10:06 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 6, 2009 at 1:58 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 3:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 7, 2009 at 2:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 12:00 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 1:00 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 5:25 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 11:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 9:25 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 8, 2009 at 10:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 8, 2009 at 4:37 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 8, 2009 at 6:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 8:44 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 9, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 9, 2009 at 1:40 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 10, 2009 at 12:24 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 10, 2009 at 6:27 am

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