Does the "unreasonable effectiveness of Mathematics" suggest we are in a simulation?
Yes I agree with Plato that “all is number”.
What you refer to as “unreasonable effectiveness” can also positively mean why manifest beauty when function suffices to which my rejoinder would be “the universe works in tandem with the manner in which it is presented.
Mathematics does conjure “unexpectedly” beautiful patterns. Nothing in the universe happens by accident. Every minute detail is due to planning. There is the element of intent that goes behind the details.
I’m of the opinion that patterns involving the Fibonacci sequence in nature must be chosen before it is used in the simulation.
God as simulator loves beauty in spirals which characterizes all phenomena at every level. God as simulator loves prime numbers in particular.
Is there a connection between Fibonacci beauty of spirals and prime numbers? The answer is absolutely.
The patterns of Fibonacci prime numbers is shown above form the archetype of universe.
It forms the basis of the universe from the smallest atoms to the largest galaxies.
I will not use hesitate to use Islamic material to explain when need be.
Allah — God — the Supreme Being says that He — used in a genderless sense — is odd and loves odd numbers. Every prime number by definition is an odd number.
Every aspect of the realm of manifestation is beautifully expressed using prime numbers.
The picture above does remind me of the thumb print.
Is the Fibonacci spiral pattern the thumb print of the Supreme Being? Once again the answer is in the affirmative.
Our dual nature — spiritual and physical — is also an expression of number. I'm referring to the two arms of the Pythagorean triangle which expresses the hypotenuse.
I would go so far as to assert that Pythagorean triplets form the rudiments of the universe.
The Pythagorean theorem is intimately connected with the circle: the apex of the Pythagorean triangle lie along the circumference of the circle thereby forming right angles.
H squared = a squared + b squared which is the expression of the Pythagorean theorem is the basis for beauty in the universe.
From the point of view of Islamic ontology which describes Eve (Hawwah) as being created from the (curved) rib of Adam does reflect the unity-duality relation found in the circle.
In connection with beauty, Fibonacci patterns characterizes DNA which is the blueprint of life.
Not only is the Fibonacci sequence expressed in life, it makes life possible by optimizing surface area to volume ratio. For example, leaves express this optimization in an excellent way.
