I wonder why the real world has such odd numbers;
They never seem to fit.
How many students would thank God if π=3?
Never minding the odd circles we would have.
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A single digit,
How boring for an infinite God
Who delights in the endless diversity of the irrational;
Never repeating but infinite in variety.
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As self-contained as the circle
The irrational Greek letter describes.
Reflected in the curve of a galaxy or the path of an electron:
A seemingly simple curve containing an infinity of detail.
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So what do we do with
An irrational God,
Instantly truncated in a world where significant digits
Seem to carry such grave significance?
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Some people want a 3.14 God,
Easy to understand, easy to deal with, easy to calculate.
Some strive for 15926 or with a lifetime of prayer and holiness can see 53589.
But even they are sometimes tempted to round up and call it a day.
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For all our striving, the whole of human history could never approach
A single significant digit of God’s irrationality.
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3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751
05820974944592307816406286208998628
034825342117067…
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Heaven is in the details.
The Green-Walled Tower 
December 13th, 2012 at 1:03 am
Nice thought, especially coming from that mathematically inclined mind of yours. I saw the pi symbol and I almost never read it – too many bad memories of Advanced Math…*shiver*. I’m glad I pushed those memories aside and pushed forward.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:15 am
I’m glad you read it. Nerdy theological metaphors are my thing, I guess. 🙂
December 13th, 2012 at 2:57 am
http://adirondackmountains.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/an-ignorant-god/
December 14th, 2012 at 4:21 am
That was brilliant. At least to my “non-math” mind.
December 14th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
how i agree with you! it took me so long to memorize the value of pie 🙂
December 14th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
no, I like this spelling better. 😉 Mmm…pie. I once memorized pi to 103 digits, but I forgot it after a month or two. Now I only know it to nine digits.
December 14th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
well two digits after decimal are enough for me 🙂
December 14th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
that’s all any normal person really needs. 🙂
December 14th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
glad about that.
December 14th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
sorry for the spelling mistake “pi”