In my opinion, math is taught in school to the same degree as God is taught in church. Just enough to operate within the ‘Machine’. There’s so much more to know for those who a able(willing) to reach for it .
So, when I speak of God and Math, I’m considering the power that qualifies science and religion, not the human construct.
I study the reasoning that creates the thing, not the thing created.
Listen to a 3 min Clip from a Richard Feynman Lecture [44:18 -47:08] as he discusses the difference between physics and mathematics. While he’s specifically talking about physics, his explanation extends to all of the sciences. Science and math help one another but they are not the same.
You may view the entire lecture here if you wish.
As Dr. Feynman says, the physicist (and every other type of scientist) needs to take the abstract reasoning of mathematics and apply it to the real world. In order to do so, they must have meaning (Words + Context = Meaning) for the words they use.
Therefore the Scientist of the physical world requires the context of the physical world. This is not a problem of the mathematician.
I’ve heard other mathematicians take offense to his assessments, and I suppose to those who work in applied mathematical fields, his explanation may seem reductive.
Personally, I find his assessment to be absolutely true and extremely liberating. This lack of context is one of the reasons I choose to study mathematics. The principles have NO CONTEXT on their own and as such may be useful in any area where abstract reasoning is needed. Such as studying God.
However, as Dr. Feynman mentioned, there also needs to be a set of axioms for the mathematician to work with. What exactly is an axiom?
An Axiom is a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Notice, it doesn’t say that an axiom has been proven by rigorous research and scientific study. Axioms are simply regarded as “established, accepted, or self-evidently true.”
I’m not disputing this, the foundation of mathematics is the axiom, and we’ve accepted these foundations.
However, I use it as an example to demonstrate that no matter how much “justification” we seek, at some point, in order to move forward, we must accept an unchanging process as true.
With or without the justification of the “Machine”.
So where does one find Axioms about God?
First you’ll need to clarify who/what you’re talking about. Your point of view of God is as unique as your finger print. Therefore, identifying how you see God is important.
Where Do you Look?
The same place your ancestors did. All of our ancestors did the same things. They looked outside, closed their mouths and opened their eyes and ears.
Test How?
…”do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to
see whether they are from God….”1 John 4:
