[js1138]

And in an area which could hardly be called intuitive is the fact that Einstein, after developing the theory of relativity, was able to pull Riemannian geometry literally "off the shelf" to describe it.

And if mathematics is the language with God has written the universe, then Goedel must be Satan.

Are you asserting that relativity is absolutely true, or is it a really good approximation?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for your reply and question!

Are you asserting that relativity is absolutely true, or is it a really good approximation?

I was not speaking to the theory of relativity but rather the unreasonable effectiveness of math. However, the confirmations of the theory of relativity by experiment and by observation are many.

From relativity/Riemannian geometry to mirror symmetry to physical dualities - math is unreasonably effective.

As to the language God used in speaking the world into existence, perhaps it has an element of math. The Hebrew alphabet, for instance, is mathematical.

But I would expect the speaking itself to manifest the harmonics we observe - from sound waves in the early universe to information in biological systems [Shannon paraphrased successful communications] to vibrations of strings [string theory].

Seems to me there will be a mathematical relationship between the geometry and the harmonics. When it is found, if I am still around to do so, I'll make a 4^th item on my list of things from science which "scream" that He is eternal God.

For Lurkers, the three on my list so far are:

1. the fact of a beginning regardless of modern cosmology (cosmologies after the 1960's when the cosmic microwave background radiation showed that the universe is expanding) and,

2. the unreasonable effectiveness of math and,

3. the presence of information [Shannon] in biological systems.