What's up mathland!? I serriously could not find any topic to do a math post on, but I suddenly remembered that we did an extra credit assignment last semester, that did apply math to Christianity.
Now of course, remember than no virtue or element of Christianity can be calculated in terms of math, because they are all aspects of the heart, not the mind.
Even though we cannot describe God or the
universe with mathematically calculate functions or equations, we can truly
create analogies that may be of more value. These analogies could possible be
how our life works. The function y=mx+b describes
the equation of a line. Let y be our
continuous line. It is important to know that even though our life ends at a
certain point, it will always continue in the after-life, just like how a line
has no beginning and no end. Now, let mx+b
represent the factors that affect y.
Life has its “ups” and “downs” similarly
how a slope can be positive or negative in our basic equation. Now, let x be the decisions we make in our life.
The degree of a slope depends on the value of x. Similarly, the degree of our “ups” and “downs” in our life is
totally dependent on the decisions we make in our life. Therefore, our general
life is completely dependent on our actions. However, allow b represent a divine intervention or
influence. In a line, the value of b either
lowers or raises the y-intercept. Similarly, if we allow divine intervention
enter our lives, our lives can be much better or positive on the graph. However, even with divine intervention, our
decisions may be negative and our lives will become even more terrible despite
intervention. Therefore, humans must make positive decisions in order to live
out the best of their capabilities.
So how about this philosophy!? Please comment on this opinion. It's a little bit out of the blue.
Interesting analogy. The only issue is that I don't think our ups and downs are totally dependent on our choices. But good job making math apply to our life and our faith.
ReplyDeleteSounds great ted! I am a little bit confused as to how the y intercept, symbolic of divine intervention, actually controls whether the slope is negative or positive. However nice Biblical application!
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