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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:40 PM Mar 2016

“God of the Gaps”

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“God of the Gaps” (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 OP

God knows there's plenty of them. Ask Gödel nt Xipe Totec Mar 2016 #1

Recursion: the bane of logical systems; the basis of all organic (self-growing) processes. earthshine Mar 2016 #3

Indeed. Xipe Totec Mar 2016 #4

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Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)

1. God knows there's plenty of them. Ask Gödel nt

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Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:43 PM

Mar 2016

earthshine

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3. Recursion: the bane of logical systems; the basis of all organic (self-growing) processes.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:28 PM

Mar 2016

I've often referred to the book, Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter, as being my bible.

The principles of the universe laid bare. No deity required.

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)

4. Indeed.

Reply to earthshine (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 01:08 AM

Mar 2016

Or, as I prefer, God is stochastic.

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