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Re: Bible codes

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From: jl... Jacob Love
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <5vpqs1$q...@winter.news.erols.com>,  <mei...@erols.com> wrote:
>Now if it is *only* in Genesis and Matthew, for example, I would say
>ooooeeeeooo.   But I would say the same thing if I came home and found
>the house I grew up in sitting on my lot in another city.  Neither of
>these has happened yet (except the Genesis part) so I am not going to
>worry about it yet.

I was going to let this pass, but when you claim an outright falsehood,
I have to respond. Brendan McKay has repeatedly stated that he has
demonstrated the the same phenomenon for the text of Moby Dick, and he
has provided documentation. The Codes quacks were making their claims
amidst all sorts of ridiculous cloak-and-dagger secrecy for something
like 20 years before they finally got their article published as
something of a lark for the journal involved. McKay has published his
rebuttal within a few months of the furor raised by Drosnin, and it may
take some time before a peer-reviewed journal can accept it. In fact,
his willingness to allow public scrutiny might even hurt his chances of
achieving such acceptance. But the "codes" are there for all to see.
Is there the same "density"--haven't the foggiest. But if there is a
difference, it is likely explainable by factors such as the differing
natures of English and Hebrew and the question of whether vowel sounds
should be included or not, without resorting to supernatural mumbo
jumbo or divine intervention.

[Balance deleted as a pschological defense mechanism.]
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Jack F. Love
Opinions expressed are mine alone, unless you happen to agree
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From: jl...@engin.umich.edu (Jacob Love)
Subject: Re: Bible codes
Date: 1997/09/18
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