People ask me all the time if I believe in God. I reply with the truth I tell them that for me the question of God lies in understanding the difference between codes and patterns. Codes and patterns are very different from each other. And a lot of people confuse the two.In my field it's crucial to understand their fundamental difference. A pattern is any distinctly organised sequence. Patterns occur everywhere in nature- the spiraling seeds of sunflower ,the hexagonal cells of honeycomb, the circular ripple on a pond when a fish jumps at centre. And codes Codes are special Codes, by definition, must carry information. They must do more than simply form a pattern-codes must transmit data and convey meaning.Examples of codes include written language, musical notation ,mathematical equation, computer language, and even simple symbols like the crucifix. All of these examples can transmit meaning or information in a way that spiralling sunflowers cannot. The other diffe