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I hear where you are coming from, mikotondria. There are some knee-jerk problems I have with the notion that God is essentialy the equation...
First, I believe that the design demonstrates both volition and personality in the designer. Volition in that, there was a specific point in the past when time and space came into being out of nothing (and it's essential that we grasp the impact of true "nothingness") which indicates a cognizant decision of the will to bring forth said universe from nothing. And personality in the character and complexity and "artwork", if you will, of the creation. Additionally, the rediculous precision with which the physical laws of our planet have been fine-tuned (a somewhat recent discovery) and it's strategic position in our galaxy with a vantage point for studying the rest of the universe, would indicate purposeful design. Then there's the issue of human consciousness and the deep longings we experience which are unique to us and which would indicate a greater consciousness in whose "likeness" we were fashioned, perhaps. Also, when you consider the sequential coding of DNA - this is information. And our experience thus far has not demonstrated how a non-cognizant "force" could generate sequential information. Finally, by positing that a core substance or equation is the author of all things, one really only pushes the issue of origins back a step because it's hard to envision a line of demarcation that would seperate the equation from the rest of the physical / mathematical laws that have no use outside of time and space. I would suggest that any core "string" or particle that is ultimately unearthed would simply point to an intelligent designer who used a singular fundamental material for all of his creation.