Question of the Week: Is God in your equation?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Is God in your equation? Video On Demand: Always Ready Clip (Sidebar) Ken's Blog (Sidebar) News to Note Quick Look Answers ... with Ken Ham After Eden Network with Us! Job Opportunities at Answers in Genesis (Sidebar) Q: Is God in your equation? A: Throughout history, mathematics has offered glimpses of infinity that point man's attention to God. However, humans in their rebellious state do not want even a glimpse of God because they suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18). In ancient Greece, Pythagoras chose to worship the infinity of numbers instead of God. He was especially enamored with natural numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.), which can be described as lengths of sides on right triangles. Plato continued this fascination with the properties of natural numbers. He saw clear contrasts between the imperfect, physical world around us and the perfect, abstract world of ideas. Yet Pythagoras and Plato both stumbled over the limits of their god. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, they recognized that when a = 1 and b = 1, then c (the square root of 2) isn't a natural number and can't even be written as a fraction (a ratio of two natural numbers). Natural numbers aren't the ultimate truth. This mystified and angered them, but did not change their minds about numbers. Continue reading to find out more about how the study of mathematics clearly leads to its Creator. News to Note Quick Look Shark hybrids: Amazed scientists in Australia have discovered 57 hybrid black-tip sharks off Australia's east coast. Confirmed by genetic markers, the 57 specimens are hybrids of two species of black-tip sharks that normally inhabit waters of different temperatures. Read more. Tiptoes and trunks: The death and dissection of a circus elephant in Dundee, Scotland, three centuries ago began an ongoing debate about how many toes an elephant has. What was thought initially to be a sixth toe later was deemed to be only cartilage, but recent investigation at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found the "false toe" is a bone after all. Read more. Also: Sweet food for thought Dino-wacky Old fossilized embryos . . . not! Warp speed evolution And Don't Miss . . . Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program Noah's Ark—a picture of salvation! 4,300 years—is it enough time? Australian coal—memorial to the Flood! Fossil bones—what can they teach us? Noah's Ark—why was it so big? After Eden Network with Us! Answers in Genesis Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Creation Museum Ark Encounter Ark Encounter Answers Magazine   Note: Facebook and Twitter are both social networking sites with user-contributed content. Children should not visit the sites without parental supervision.  Free app for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad	This Week . . . Honored Again: AiG Website Wins Major Award (Jan 6) Defense—"Biblical" Arguments (Jan 5) Answers Magazine Biblical Authority Series: Loose Hinges (Jan 4) Contradictions: First Impressions (Jan 3) InSite, January 2012 (Jan 2) Winter Answers magazine sneak peek: Taking God Out of the Equation (Jan 1) Video On Demand Always Ready Clip Watch Video Ken's Blog "The BEST Trip We Have Ever Taken" Special Guests Popping the Question at the Museum! A Very Special Home School Conference A Special Launch Previous entries Prayer Requests Visit our prayer site to keep track of and pray for current ministry needs. Resources Answers Magazine Subscription: United States Tower of Babel IncrediWorld VBS: Super Starter Kit 2012 Creation Calendar More current bestsellers Upcoming Events California Oceanside, January 21–23 New Jersey Old Bridge, January 28–30 BERMUDA Hamilton, February 5–6 Kentucky Covington—Sunday Speaking, February 26 Kentucky Paducah - Not Ashamed Creation Conference, March 4–5 More events Job Opportunities Event Coordinator Internship Opportunities
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