Dr. Willie Soon, a Harvard astrophysicist and aerospace engineer, recently argued that a mathematical formula could support the existence of God. His claim focuses on a 1928 equation by physicist Paul Dirac, which predicted antimatter and is now linked to the “fine-tuning argument.” This argument suggests that the universe’s physical laws are so precisely balanced that life could not have emerged by chance, implying intentional design.

Soon points out the imbalance of matter and antimatter, which should have been equal after the Big Bang but wasn’t, leading him to believe that this imbalance is a sign of deliberate design. He draws parallels to Dirac’s 1928 equation, which initially baffled scientists but was later proven true. Dirac himself suggested that the beauty and complexity of mathematical laws hint at a higher intelligence, even referring to God as “a mathematician of a very high order.”

Soon’s view aligns with other scholars like Richard Swinburne and Robin Collins, who cite examples of fine-tuning in the universe, such as the strength of gravity and the proton-to-electron mass ratio, to support the idea that the universe’s conditions are too perfect to be accidental. These ongoing debates between science and religion may find new footing if Soon’s claims are proven valid, with mathematics possibly offering evidence for a divine creator.