Can Numbers Reveal the Nature of God?

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The discussion centers around the relationship between irrational numbers, such as Pi and Phi, and their implications for understanding concepts of God. Participants express interest in finding references or resources on this topic. One contributor argues that irrational numbers can be abstractly derived and suggests they might be expressible as rational numbers, but this claim is challenged by others who emphasize the mutually exclusive nature of rational and irrational numbers. They point out that there are established proofs demonstrating the irrationality of Pi and recommend familiarizing oneself with classic proofs, like that of the square root of 2, to better understand these concepts. The conversation also touches on the philosophical implications of these mathematical discussions.
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References for god in numbers

I have been hearing a lot of talk around my campus at UTA about irrational numbers proving the rationality if you will about God. PI, Phi, episilon etc.

Anyone know any references or sites that I can check out to learn more.

Would love to hear everyone elses opinion to.

BTW: This post was originally a mistake so I edited it with a valid question that I was going to ask.

BTW2: This probably belongs in Philosophy
 
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IMO any irrational number, such as Pi, is but abstractly derived and can be expressed as a rational number...but there has been some argument over that.
 
BTW2: This probably belongs in Philosophy

As you wish! *whoosh*

BTW, you might want to edit the title to be something more descriptive.
 
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Originally posted by Jug
IMO any irrational number, such as Pi, is but abstractly derived and can be expressed as a rational number

"Rational" and "Irrational" are mutually exclusive. What you are claiming is that "X AND ~X" is true, and it is not.

...but there has been some argument over that.

Not in any journal I have heard of.
 
Originally posted by Jug
IMO any irrational number, such as Pi, is but abstractly derived and can be expressed as a rational number...but there has been some argument over that.

There are explicit proofs posted online to show that pi can NOT be expressed as a rational number. Google pi irrational. And in MY humble opinion, everyone who wants to talk about this subject should first memorize the classic proof that \sqrt {2} cannot be equal to a rational number p/q in lowest terms.
 
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