Theology, meet Mathematics

[hummingwolf]

The Mandelbrot Monk. "Udo had, it seemed, investigated the Mandelbrot set, seven centuries before Mandelbrot." And there was disagreement as to whether the fractal signified God or the Devil.

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[pnksaph.livejournal.com]

Schipke continues: "What was interesting at this point was that we looked back at the words of O Fortuna, and suddenly they fell into place. Verse two - Luck / like the moon / changeable in state / We are cast down / like straws upon a ploughed field / Our fates measuring / the eternal circle - is very clearly an allusion to the Buffon's Needle method." [*8

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Theology, meet Mathematics

I figure all the big, universal questions are answered in one of these two realms. I haven't found the answers, but I'm sure they're there. Heck, I haven't even found all the questions yet. :-)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

You find the absolute coolest stuff.

Well, I really ought to point out that the most important thing to know about the article is the copyright date. Though it did sound plausible to me, given how dedicated those old monks could be...

Heck, I haven't even found all the questions yet. :-)

I think that's the purpose of life: coming up with newer and better questions. :-)

[mystified13.livejournal.com]

Maybe the fractal meant God, then the devil, then God, then the devil, and so on. . .

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Could be, could be. Though it really is a shame that the disagreement with Thelonius (monk) cut short this important mathematical research.

[hai-kah-uhk.livejournal.com]

Or maybe the fractal signified dreams of dying galaxies, being unimportant (of course).

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, could be. ::nods sagely:: ::wonders where the parsley, rosemary, and thyme went::

[hai-kah-uhk.livejournal.com]

Ah, so you're the sage person. I've got the thyme. Only two more cohorts to track down.