Hi Dave;
You wrote to George M.:
"D. F. Siemens, Jr." wrote:
> George,
> If I restrict myself to your exclusion of temporal considerations, the
> answer is "Yes." But this is like the infamous "Have you quit beating
> your wife yet?" I contend that a proper view of the deity recognizes that
> the Creator is never surprised, indeed, cannot be surprised, whether by
> what is being studied in complexity theory or by the free choices of
> human beings. My question was posed to show that mathematics is a human
> activity, a task taken on by a subcreator.
> Dave
>
>
Why would a view of a deity who limits him/herself be "improper"? Perhaps
God really wanted to know what Adam would call the animals without "tapping
into His/Her omniscience." This surly would make things more interesting
for the deity; at least from our point of view. :-)
Sincerely
George A.
-- George A. Andrews Jr. Physics/Applied Science College of William & Mary P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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