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God created the real numbers

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athrowaway3z ◴[] No.45068256[source]
Can't say that I'm completely in the headspace to follow the argument, but wanted to add my 2 cents from a few years ago.

Integers come into existence long before god - as the only presumption required is a difference between one thing and another (or nothing). The integers also create infinite gaps. The primes.

So no - I do not think reals are closer to the divine. They require we import infinity twice to be defined, and I'm undecided on whether our reality has unbounded 'precision' like that - or if 'just' an infinite number of discrete units.

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IAmBroom ◴[] No.45068725[source]
Depends on your view of God. If God existed before creation, there were not two things to compare. I'm not even sure "nothing" existed - maybe God was smart enough to avoid creating "null" values.

Caveat: former Catholic; 50+ years of fervent atheism.

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1. bandie91 ◴[] No.45070633[source]
there is no before and after in God. God is above/around creation. creation includes time. and also God the Son is IN creation.