The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics. (Galileo Galilei)
Thinking about the musings from DAY 80: The Scientific Revolution – Part 2 – The Theory Of Evolution, 12 More Questions….
I would submit to you that if one was to use Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as the means to answer how the creation of the universe came to pass, that that answer may not be so simple. I would further submit to you that this simplicity in answering how the creation of the universe began in fact actually raises many questions that cannot be answered at all….
Is there a number that could help with determining whether or not Darwin’s Theory of Evolution can explain the creation of the universe?
There is.
In 1202 CE, a man named Leonardo Fibonacci wrote a book titled: “Liber Abaci”. What is interesting is the fact that there is historical evidence that Indian mathematicians were aware of what Fibonacci wrote over 700 years earlier. What makes Fibonacci and his “Liber Abaci” revolutionary, is the mathematical patterns that Fibonacci introduced to the Western world.
Did Darwin already know about what Fibonacci wrote about, over 600 years prior to writing: On The Origin Of Species in 1859?
If the answer to that is yes, then did Darwin actually apply what Fibonacci introduced to the Western world, on his own theory?
That is an answer that you must come to on your own…
In order for you to come to your own conclusions regarding the Theory of Evolution, you must know the 3 big takeaways from “Liber Abaci”:
1) After beginning with the numbers 0 and 1, each new number in the sequence is simply the sum of the two before it…all the way to infinity and beyond:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377…
2) “The ratio of each successive pair of numbers in the sequence approximates Phi (1.618. . .)”:
5 divided by 3 is 1.666, 8 divided by 5 is 1.60, 13 divided by 8 is 1.625, etc., and finally an perhaps most importantly;
3) The larger the numbers get, the closer to 1.618 they get…
And then some.
It is a mathematical fact that when you get to the 40th number in the sequence, the ratio is accurate to 15 decimal places:
102,334,155 divided by 63,245,986 is:
1.618033988749895…
All the way to infinity and beyond….
That is a long, long way from dividing 5 from 3.
If you are still lost as to the significance of the Fibonacci Sequence, perhaps a picture may help it to make more sense:
Does that shape look familiar to you?
Should it?
They say that a picture says a 1,000 words.
Are there picture out there that will prove that saying to be true?
Is there a connection between the Fibonacci Sequence…and 1.618033988749895 and…
You…and me…and humanity?
That will be covered next time.
Do not feel discouraged if you do not see a connection between the Fibonacci Sequence and the Theory of Evolution. Do not feel discouraged if the science and the math seem on the surface overwhelming as to helping you to understand the universe around you and where you fit in exactly. Instead, embrace the idea that once you have access to this information, that you will in fact be able to determine the validity of the Theory of Evolution once and for all.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 KJV)
Was today’s blog a little confusing at times? Was the content perhaps a little overwhelming? Did you feel lost not understanding some or most of the subject matter?
Those feelings are totally understandable and it is ok to have one or more of those feelings. Remember that you are reading DAY 81: The Scientific Revolution – Part 2 – The Theory Of Evolution, Can You Give Me That Number Again?.
If you haven’t been in class since the first day of school…or when the project began…or when the contract was first signed, etc., these feelings make perfect and logistical sense.
Please feel free to go back to where all of this began: