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Mathematics and God, the Glossary

Index Mathematics and God

Connections between mathematics and God include the use of mathematics in arguments about the existence of God and about whether belief in God is beneficial.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Anselm of Canterbury, Atheist's wager, Bayesian probability, Blaise Pascal, Christianity, Dan Cohen (academic), Decision theory, Existence of God, Gödel's ontological proof, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Italy, Kurt Gödel, Logic, Mario Livio, Mathematics, Natural theology, Ontological argument, Pascal's wager, Pensées, Philosophy, Theology.

  2. Arguments against the existence of God
  3. Arguments for the existence of God
  4. God
  5. Mathematics and culture

Anselm of Canterbury

Anselm of Canterbury OSB (1033/4–1109), also called (Anselme d'Aoste, Anselmo d'Aosta) after his birthplace and (Anselme du Bec) after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109.

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Atheist's wager

The Atheist's wager, coined by the philosopher Michael Martin and published in his 1990 book Atheism: A Philosophical Justification, is an atheistic response to Pascal's wager regarding the existence of God. Mathematics and God and Atheist's wager are arguments against the existence of God.

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Bayesian probability

Bayesian probability is an interpretation of the concept of probability, in which, instead of frequency or propensity of some phenomenon, probability is interpreted as reasonable expectation representing a state of knowledge or as quantification of a personal belief.

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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Dan Cohen (academic)

Daniel J. Cohen is an American historian.

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Decision theory

Decision theory (or the theory of choice) is a branch of applied probability theory and analytic philosophy concerned with the theory of making decisions based on assigning probabilities to various factors and assigning numerical consequences to the outcome.

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Existence of God

The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion. Mathematics and God and existence of God are arguments against the existence of God and arguments for the existence of God.

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Gödel's ontological proof

Gödel's ontological proof is a formal argument by the mathematician Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) for the existence of God. Mathematics and God and Gödel's ontological proof are arguments for the existence of God.

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (– 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who invented calculus in addition to many other branches of mathematics, such as binary arithmetic, and statistics.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Kurt Gödel

Kurt Friedrich Gödel (April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was a logician, mathematician, and philosopher.

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Logic

Logic is the study of correct reasoning.

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Mario Livio

Mario Livio (born June 19, 1945) is an astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Natural theology

Natural theology, once also termed physico-theology, is a type of theology that seeks to provide arguments for theological topics (such as the existence of a deity) based on reason and the discoveries of science, the project of arguing for the existence of God on the basis of observed natural facts, and through natural phenomena viewed as divine, or complexities of nature seen as evidence of a divine plan (see predestination) or Will of God, which includes nature itself.

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Ontological argument

In the philosophy of religion, an ontological argument is a deductive philosophical argument, made from an ontological basis, that is advanced in support of the existence of God. Mathematics and God and ontological argument are arguments for the existence of God.

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Pascal's wager

Pascal's wager is a philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), seventeenth-century French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian. Mathematics and God and Pascal's wager are arguments for the existence of God.

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Pensées

The Pensées (Thoughts) is a collection of fragments written by the French 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Theology

Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity.

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See also

Arguments against the existence of God

Arguments for the existence of God

God

Mathematics and culture

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_and_God