FaithfulNews
Ordinary Time

FaithfulNews archive

William Lane Craig on the unexpected applicability of mathematics to nature

 You might remember that Dr. Craig used a new argument in his debate with Lawrence Krauss in Melbourne, Australia.My notes on the debate record it thus:The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics:The underlying structure of nature is mathematical – mathematics is applicable to natureMathematical objects can either be abstract objects or useful fictionEither way, there is no reason to expect that nature should be linked to abstract objects or fictionsBut a divine mind that wants humans to