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Originally Posted by Nesti
The Standard Model may well explain the constituents of the universe, but I feel the whole well and truly exceeds the sum of the parts. Almost as if there is a great deal of organisation, a cosmic balancing act, happening behind the scenes.
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On the subject of maths and behind the scenes action.....
The Standard Model may not be complete but one of it's components, Quantum Electrodynamics, is one of the most profound theories ever devised. The maths is very abstract but given that QE is able to produce theoretical values that are accurate to within 10 parts in a billion of the experimental (actual) values brings up the age old question. Is mathermatics discovered or invented?
Scientists like Paul Davies and the man who should won the Nobel Prize for Physics, Freeman Dyson (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Dyson) point to idea that if maths is a part of nature which is discovered, then nature possesses an intelligence which may indicate the existence of a Supreme Being.
Regards
Steven