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How do we see the Fibonacci

sequence in creation?
TheFibonaccisequenceisveryclosetothegoldenrectangle.TheGolden
rectangleisclamedtobeoneofthemostpleasingofallgeometricforms
totheeyeanditappearsrepeatedlyinartandarchitecture.Thegeometric
shapeofthechamberednautilusiscalledthelogarithmic,orequiangular,
spiral.ThisshapecanbemadeusingFibonaccinumbers.Manypeople
believethefactthatthereisbeautyinmathematicsmustrevealsomething
abouttheuniverseanditscreator.BothphilosophersCopernicusand
Keplerbelievedthattheoriesinastronomyshouldbebeautifulandthatas
theydiscoveredmoreofthatbeautyitgaveevidenceofthegreatnessand
characterofGod.Keplersaid,GreatisourLordandgreatHisvirtueand
ofHiswisdomthereisnonumber:praiseHim,yeheavens,praiseHim,
yesun,moon,andplanets,useeverysenseforperceiving,everytongue
fordeclaringyourCreator....andthoumysoul,praisetheLordthy
Creator,aslongasIshallbe:foroutofHimandthroughHimandinHim
areallthings....ToHimbepraise,honor,andglory,worldwithoutend.
Amen.Ithasbeensaid,Mathematicsisallaroundus.Weonlyneedto
look.Thefactthatwecanobservetheconsistentpatternofthe
Fibonaccisequenceinplantsaroundusisoneclearexampleofthedesign
andintricacyofacreatorGod.(Source
from 1996 by James Nickel)

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