Math

The phrase "God is a mathematician" is rather self evident in my mind. As always, it depends on what we define a mathematician as. God is definitely not one who studies math with the intent of unlocking new formulas and ideas. In the general aspect of the word though I don't see how it can be refuted. Everything has to have some form of mathematics in it. Even language consists of math and certain rules that never change which allow for universal communication. Everything that God created follows these mathematical rules as long as it stays in it's natural state that he designed it in. Also, the phrase can also be very easily validated to a Christian at least by simply saying that God is everything and math falls under the category of everything.

I don't think that it is really possible to rely too much on statistics. The very nature of them makes them objective as long as they are looked at objectively. It is possible to find statistics that will prove most points if viewed in a particular light so we can't just take statistical evidence that is presented to us as fact. The idea of statistics and a proper statistical study are very useful. Well, as long as the people looking at the data are away that it is statistical and not pure fact. It all goes back to the inductive and deductive reasoning. They have their purposes and statistics fills in where deductive reasoning can't reach. I have heard many people criticize politicians for "following the polls" and say that it is only their selfish attempt to get elected again. I say to that that the whole point of the politicians in our country is to perform the will of the people. Short of a direct democracy, which would fail horribly in our current situation, polls are the only way for the politicians to know the wills of their constituents. Yes the people elect officials that they believe will do a good job and trust on their own, but it is still about the people and the representatives need to represent them. Many people's issues with politicians stem from the fact that many people are too idealistic and don't understand all of the issues the way that the politicians and their specialized staff members understand them. The polls show what the people want, but since the people don't always know everything that is happening and can't grasp the global impact of many of the decisions that is why we have the politicians that will hopefully do what is best for the country while balancing what the people want.