Perhaps then it turns on a view of whether the nature of the universe is beautiful &#x2F; compelling &#x2F; inspirational.  Sure, archimedes spirals are awesome.  Pi is awesome.  And, to me, golden spirals (about which, by the way, Fibonacci had no idea) are really really awesome.<p>The fact that other shapes, patterns, sequences, and algorithms exist (an utterly impotent and self-evident assertion) does nothing to diminish my appreciation for Fibonacci numbers or the golden ratio.<p>And there&#x27;s nothing &quot;flim flam&quot; about that.