From where did the physical laws come?

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I am hoping for some help.

From where did the physical laws of the universe come?

Our human reason can see that the laws are filled with reason.

From where did the laws’ reason come and our ability to see their reason?

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I don’t think we can answer that unless we say they come from God and God gave us reason to understand and appreciate His creation.
Some quotes:
“God created the integers, all else comes from Man” (Dedekind)
“The mind of God appears to be abstract, but not complicated. He also appears to like group theory” (A. Zee in “Fearful Symmetry”)
“The Unreasonable Effectiveness in the Natural Sciences” (Title of an article by Eugen Wigner, Nobel Prize winner and famous mathematical physicist).
I’ve discussed this at greater length in my blog “Top Down to Jesus”"
rationalcatholicscientist.com/?p=347 (God, Symmetry and Beauty in Science II: A Personal Reflection)
rationalcatholicscientist.com/?p=90 (Mathematics that Handmaiden of Theology: Augustine and Cantor)
 
“God created the integers, all else comes from Man” (Dedekind)
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Think you got this one wrong; I am sure Leopold Kronecker would spin in his grave if he knew someone attributed his most famous quote to Dedekind, especially since Dedekind ended up in the camp of Weierstrass and Cantor, Kronecker’s bitter rivals.

I am in accord with most of your posts, so I hope you are not offended with my pointing out your minor and inconsequential slip.

Yppop
 
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Think you got this one wrong; I am sure Leopold Kronecker would spin in his grave if he knew someone attributed his most famous quote to Dedekind, especially since Dedekind ended up in the camp of Weierstrass and Cantor, Kronecker’s bitter rivals.

I am in accord with most of your posts, so I hope you are not offended with my pointing out your minor and inconsequential slip.

Yppop
You’re quite right… :o
 
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