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Thursday, December 27, 2007

God - a mathematical equation?

Just stumbled on Shiva's cosmic dance statue at CERN . An eloquent term that captures the mood of religion and science. While most religions have degenerated into a thought of clash with science, at a deeper philosophical level, spirituality is one of the paths to searching for truth, science in another. Alas religion is often a matter of faith that precludes a rational analysis.
The most ancient Indian/Hindu philosophy text "Rig Veda" has a "Creation Hymn (Nāsadīya)" a rather powerful deliberation on God. You can read the translated hymn on boloji.com; and read more at Google books searching for "The Rig Veda: An Anthology : One Hundred and Eight Hymns".
The essence of it, if we take a somewhat literal meaning is a question of what/Who was before everything was created? There was no mind nor matter, no life nor death. Then something triggered it all and we do not know what. Lets worship as the (unnamed) God (that created it). Extremely powerful concept.
Modern physics is hovering around to theories that among others talk about how particles and antiparticles were created from nothingness. Time begins with creation. Similarly there are branches of Quantum theory that layout mathematical models to explain the birth of Universe. (read Physorg.com). Geneticists are talking of creating life from fabricated organic molecules someday (read at Harvard.edu).
If such a physical model exists that can explain how thing created out of nothing and then particles interacted in ways leading finally to life. Such a model might even explain how the matter and antimatter may one day combine and again end in nothing. And the cycle continues. Then such a model with its equation(s) be worth worshiping.

Will God in the end, turn out to be a mathematical equation?

2 comments:

The Chef said...

'The Tao of Physics' ventures a bit into Cosmic Dance, religon and unification of particle science with religious philosphy from across the world. May be available over the net.

Anonymous said...

This is very well written and well interpreted.
Can 'something' really be created out of 'nothing'. Isint there a genesis to everything.