Godhood and Mathematics
Godhood and Mathematics
Author(s): Chris H RansfordSubject(s): Philosophy, Semiology, Special Branches of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: Infinity;God and mathematics;prescriptive religions;contemplative religions;apex infinity;infinities;science and God;science and religion;mathematics and religion;mathematical analysis and God;
Summary/Abstract: Scientists who approach questions related to faith and Godhood from their supposedly wholly objective angles routinely reach totally different conclusions. Therefore, a new approach using the most objective tool possible, that of pure mathematics, is attempted. The validity of using some mathematics in this context is briefly examined. Mathematical analysis leads to a number of counter-intuitive outcomes, such as the mathematical necessity of some measure of evil in a godlike universe, the mathematical illegitimacy of prescriptive religions, and more. This article is adapted from the forthcoming book ‘God and the Mathematics of Infinity: What Irreducible Mathematics Says About Godhood’.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 136 - 140
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English