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Mathematics and the Universe
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe
(January 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm)Darwinian Wrote:
Quote:Why do these laws NOT fluctuate if all of nature and the universe is random, etc? This is the 'crux' of the matter for me that I am trying to understand with my limited knowledge of physics and maths.

Let us consider what would happen if these laws did fluctuate for a moment. I would imagine that the Universe would become unstable and never reach the situation where life could evolve to ask such questions.

So, the very fact that you can ask these questions means that we must live in a Universe where these laws are stable. Q.E.D. { wink }

Yes, Darwinian, but I'm very interested to know 'why'. I think this is a valid question. What is keeping these laws stable? Why do we call them laws? Tongue
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"

Albert Einstein
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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
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 10:21 am
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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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
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 10:06 am
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