Professor wins prize for maths link to God The theories of Professor Michael Heller do not so much offer proof of the existence of God as introduce doubt about the material existence of the world around us Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent A Polish priest and mathematician who was a friend of the late Pope John Paul II has won the world’s richest academic prize for work that shows how maths can offer circumstantial evidence of God’s existence. March 13, 2008

Professor wins prize for maths link to God

Professor Heller is a pioneering cosmologist and philosopher specialising in mathematics and metaphysics According to the Templeton Foundation Heller’s research has “pushed at the metaphysical horizons of science”.

Heller focuses on non-commutative geometry and groupoid theory in mathematics which attempts to remove the problem of an initial cosmological singularity at the origin of the universe.

He specialises in complex formulae that make it possible to explain everything, even chance, through mathematical calculation.

According to the Templeton Foundation, which has awarded its prize for Progress toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities for 35 years, Professor Heller’s research has “pushed at the metaphysical horizons of science”. The prize money is adjusted every year so that it remains greater than the amount given by the Nobel Foundation, which awards the Nobel prizes.

"If on the fundamental level of physics there is no space and no time, as many physicists think," says Heller, "noncommutative geometry could be a suitable tool to deal with such a situation."

Surely he deserves

$1.6 Billion

at least

for God’s cellphone number

Professor Wins Prize for Maths Link to God

A Polish priest and mathematician has won the world’s richest academic prize for work that shows how maths can offer circumstantial evidence of God.