teh bibel coed!!1

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old.Kez

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Or rather, The Bible Code - a topic completely unrelated to American Co-Eds, so relax those groin muscles gents :/

Has anyone read the books regarding whats termed The Bible Code? (A system by which most recent events have been predicted and encoded within the bible, its hard to explain, unless you have prior knowledge)
I recently read part of a book imaginatively titled The Bible Code (only managed part of it, in the time I skanked it from the library) and would like to know of anyone else's view on how viable it is, or how sceptical they are. Just because its a hugely interesting prospect.

I think I'm going to buy the books on it from Waterstones :////

(Consider this my attempt at intelligent conversation - don't expect me to try again should it fail :eek:)
 
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ShockingAlberto

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I have Bible quotes in my sig... Not because i'm at all religous, but to prove my point on hardcore Jews and Christians.
 
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PR.

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I heard about this before, but I later found that the 'code' was being found using hundreds of different sequences...

i.e.

On page 1024, third chapter every other letter spellls one thing
On page 1020, eighth chapter every 3, 5, 6 letter spells something else

I think they actually had computers searching for particular phrases and then saying that it was some code, rather then finding a specific code and realising it spelled things

*gah* to tired :(
 
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xane

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It's a well-known fact in statistical analysis that given a large volume of data you can manipulate it whichever way you want it to, and the Bible is exactly the right size of data you need.

I believe somewhere someone has duplicated all the Bible Code pronouncements but uses other large texts instead, like War and Peace.

As the original Biblical texts have been long forgotten, it is ludicrous to think that modern translations can actually have a hidden meaning.

The interesting point about this project is that for many years the establish religions have tried to reject information technology from the days of the printing press onwards, but here we have a group of academics who are actually attempting to use IT to "prove" the religion.

It's just a pity they're all a bit misguided.
 
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Wij

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Originally posted by camazotz
As the original Biblical texts have been long forgotten, it is ludicrous to think that modern translations can actually have a hidden meaning.
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That is the most important point, good thinking batman :)

Most English versions of the Bible are translated from the Septuageant (sp?) or the Vulgate versions iirc. Not even directly from the ancient Hebrew. Many of the transaltions may well be wrong after 2 millenia of Chinese whispers. How they could possibly expect to find magical word mathematics in another language from the original, a language which develops over time, in one or more transaltions which are all slightly different is beyond my ability to understand and tolerate the stupidity.

Dogs cock !
 
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Penry

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Plus - there's so many different versions of the bible ! in every language translation

(not to mention the vatican's currently re-writing their version, which is supposed to include many 'fundamental' changes)
 
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Wij

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Originally posted by Penry
(not to mention the vatican's currently re-writing their version, which is supposed to include many 'fundamental' changes)
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Can't wait for that. Wonder what they might be ? Maybe the Messiah was David Hasselhof, not Jesus ???
 
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Summo

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'Fundamental changes?' Fuck me. The church is in a desperate spot, isn't it?
 
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mr.Blacky

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doesn't have to be the case. If you believe (christian hebrew or what ever) then the bible is the holy book or the words of god so that means that god can invluence people to translate it anyway he wants (again if you believe) and we all know gods ways are uhhmmm what again?

well i think i am going to break a couple off commendments now
 
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Summo

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Originally posted by Mr.Blackshirt
the bible is the holy book or the words of god so that means that god can invluence people to translate it anyway he wants
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I've never heard that idea before. That translators become divine ambassadors for God's true word? WAIT! I know why I've not heard it before!

Dog's cock!

Later on I might try to translate the bible from English into a language I have made up, just to see if I can feel God's loving embrace and get the adjectives just right.
 
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Wij

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I have translated it into my new MPEG-9c compressed language.

"HGI*bk213*"£U!"

Good init :D
 
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Penry

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Originally posted by Wij

Maybe the Messiah was David Hasselhof, not Jesus ???
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Turns out he was some sort of political activist or somink! -(a citizen smith of his day maybe?)

maybe they'll put his surname in code on the cover too (add some inspector morse style mystery to grab the publics attention!)
 
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mr.Blacky

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didn't say i believed it ;)
Hasselhof hummmmm now wondering who else has been casted :)
 
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Stazbumpa

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Sean Connery is Noah.



Gods mum is Mrs Badcrumble, who also teaches clarinet.

:D
 
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Sar

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I've read the Bible Code a few years ago. Interesting book, but as someone said they did the same analysis with other large volumes and got similar results.

Oh, and the analysis wasn't done on the English versions, it was done from the original hebrew script.
 
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~Lazarus~

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theres the other view that the bible is merely the largest selling work of fiction in the history of the world.

I dont care - Im lapping it up with the royalties. :D
 
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Wij

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Originally posted by Sar
I've read the Bible Code a few years ago. Interesting book, but as someone said they did the same analysis with other large volumes and got similar results.

Oh, and the analysis wasn't done on the English versions, it was done from the original hebrew script.
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um, afaik there is no 'original' hebrew script :)
 
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Sar

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Oh ffs, now I'm going to have to hunt the bloody thing from out of my room and see what it was done on.

GAH!

Cunt :p
 
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Summo

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fs, Wij you mean you don't have The Bible: First Edition?

For shame...
 
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Summo

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Mine too!

Dear Robin,
Thanks for being a fan. See you around.
Jesus

My New Testament has this:

Robin
Hey, man! Never eat the bread!
Judas
 
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caLLous

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signed by the good lord himself?? wow, that'll fetch quite a bit at sotheby's :)
 
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Wij

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My dealer gave me two rocks of the good stuff for my 1st ed Bible. Then he cut me up.
 
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