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Scholar
Posted Aug 14, 2004 4:16 AM
Theory and extrapolation of the mathematical processes of our 3-dimensional world into hypothesized higher dimensions, are giving us reason to believe in the existence of "something" (God? Heaven?)far outside our world but directly linked to it.
A skeptic can say, "Well, if we can't see this other world, I have no reason to believe it exists or that it had anything to do with the world I currently experience." Most people are skeptics. The strongest evidence that anyone can provide for this "theoretical math" is that it is the only mathematical model that "unifies" all the known forces (weak, strong, electromagnetic, and gravity). Einstein died before he could come up with a mathematical model that unified all the forces. Now we have such a model, but because we can't examine these higher dimensions, it is doubtful that man will ever confirm directly the theory's validity.
I believe we are reaching the outer limits of our intellectual and physical capacities. It divides us into those who see the "glass half full" and the "glass half empty". I am a "glass half full" person. I think the skeptics are those who lean more in the "glass half empty" direction. In a similar manner (even directly related to the science issues perhaps), believing or disbelieving in a God really boils down to the need for direct proof. Some can believe without the direct proof, and some can't. It's a personal decision.
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