(the square root of -1 is an example of an imaginary number)
2006-12-31 06:40:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number
2006-12-31 06:45:41 · update #1
http://www.math.utoronto.ca/mathnet/answers/imagexist.html
2006-12-31 06:48:15 · update #2
yes they are both imaginary and can only exist in our mind
2006-12-31 06:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If God did have the same attributes, that would mean He exists only in the minds of people, and I for one have no problem with that!
Imaginary numbers are a "mental construct", they serve well to help understand certain mathematical properties, but obviously one cannot possess "the square root of negative one oranges"!
2006-12-31 06:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God cannot be imaginary except in accidental qualities attributed to the Grand Divinity.
There is a world, a thing, a creation, therefore there is a creator, maker, designer, mind,intelligence.
the other option is to say there is destroyer,undoer, stupidity,emptiness , deniers of intelligent design, must then believe stupidity created us, isn't that a revelation of what they worship? which is stupid.
The world is more imaginary than God.The word of God or that which created the world is more dependable than that which it creates or is created, because the world we call real comes from it, while it comes before and exists before all, not subject to the laws we see, because it must be above them in order to put them into place. So here we understand that which is invisible , and created the world is more sure than the visible things. Because the world is made up and supported of them and by them, not the other way around. For example atoms, are invisible and that which supports atoms is invisble as well .Believe God rather than man and contingent things. Believe the uncontingent.
2006-12-31 06:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Socinian F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the first answerer has never taken algebra (or failed). In the case of imaginary numbers they are only imaginary because they can't be identified not because they are really imaginary. Since mathematics also clearly points to the existence of alternative dimensions existing as equations that have yet to be solved, perhaps you are on to something.
2006-12-31 06:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The imaginary number "exists" as a representation of a value corresponding to a root that would exist, should the graph be oriented differently.
In other words, the number itself doesn't exist, but the magnitude used to describe its length (via multiplication) does exist and is used in calculations.
EDIT: I see its important to note that in this case "imaginary number" is in reference to previous number sets. The complex number is not within the other number sets, but I see from the articles it is considered a component of the "real" number set by semantic addition and demonstration of arithmetic functionality, which is what I said imaginary numbers can do in the second paragraph.
If one defines imaginary numbers into the "real" number set, then yes it can be thought of as real numbers, but nonetheless, its not a component of the standard number systems and doesn't have applicability within most math systems outside of its abstract (eg. some of the applications mentioned in the wikipedia article).
Given the direction you're going with your question however, the label of "imaginary" would be an equivocation of mathematical term with common vernacular. It doesn't work with your question becuase of this equivocation.
2006-12-31 06:47:16 · answer #5 · answered by eigelhorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God could have the same attributes: say God is imaginary and has increasing power in time: P[t] = a^t i . Where a is greater than one of course. God than would increase in power forever and become more and more imaginary. We must be carefull to compensate this by make "a" a real number.
2006-12-31 06:45:58 · answer #6 · answered by Robert 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It can be known with certainty that imaginary numbers exist. The same cannot be said of God.
2006-12-31 06:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehe, funny thing is we created the number system and it is imaginary, so think about the other god part rofl. If you are a believer you just put you own foot in your mouth!!!!! so this was to good to pass up.
2006-12-31 06:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by jarrow t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I believe that there is a God. The God found in the bible is imaginary.
2006-12-31 06:51:10 · answer #9 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are no imaginary numbers. -1 simply does not have a square root.
2006-12-31 06:42:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋