plz tell me if its true!
2006-07-06 13:11:20 · 5 answers · asked by Pierrot 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If the "Hand of God" is slang for a bunch of numbers then yes. If not, then you can see whatever you want into it. People get hung up on certain numbers, and point out certain patterns that fit along with those numbers to give them significance. An example for this case is that the length of your fore-arm to your entire arm is pretty close to the golden ratio. Does that mean anything? I don't think so, but you can believe what you want.
2006-07-06 14:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't read the DaVinci code, and I don't know if that's what you're basing your answer on, but I hate yo have to tell you that it doesn't work. The golden ratio, that is. It might work out sometimes, but more often than not, it's off- some times by a little, and some times by a lot. It's only because it co-incidentally works out right a few times that The Golden Ratio get the hype that it gets. It is a non-entity. No "real" golden ratio. (at least, not as we think of it. But you can see the hand of God in everything. The thing is, everything in the world DOES have a certain amount of symmetry, and loosely applied, the "golden" ratio can be applied. But somehow I think that naking sure the length of your lower arm divides exactly so many times into the lenght of your foot, ot whatever, was not God's main concern when creating an entire universe.
2006-07-06 20:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by Felix Q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
1.618 or the Golden Ratio is one of those numbers that shows that without some sort of "interference" or design, these things just don't seem randomly possible. I also recommend the book "Just Six Numbers" by Martin Rees and The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio (you should find both in your local library or better bookstore) they describe how these 6 numbers make our entire UNIVERSE possible and if even ONE of those numbers was missing everything would be wrong for life. Its a super book and makes you get to thinking.....also the Golden Ratio by Mario Livio is excellent also and explains in great deatil alot of the concepts of this number and its design.
2006-07-06 20:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true. In fact, if you have a video of Maradona's famous goal, you can see that the players numbers and positions when he scored clearly represent the Golden Ratio. It is absolutely amazing, but true.
2006-07-06 20:22:39 · answer #4 · answered by plainswalker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and please stop trying to find insight in The Da Vinci Code.
2006-07-06 20:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋