Hi Todd,
In response to your original mail I had asked for some clarification of
your question concerning "the same methodologies (found in) Douglas
Adams' 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' ". You have since replied
as follows:
> If this method (ie that of extracting 'pi' from Gen.1:1 and 'e' from
> John 1:1) is genuine, then it can be formalized, and then you could
> write a computer program, and then you could turn the program loose on
> all kinds of material. What I have suggested is a very serious
> exercise. What I suspect is that in doing the exercise you will
> discover that the method does not show anything regarding divine
> inspiration.
May I kindly suggest that what you 'suspect' is neither here nor there,
for such must be a subjective and inadequate evaluation that flies in
the face of hard fact. Clearly, you have read my reply to George
Murphy's final comments on the matter; am I to gather that you too are
immune to the arguments that point incontrovertibly to supernatural
process? Had you given some attention to the earlier material on my
website you would have known that these latest findings are underwritten
by a considerable groundswell of empirical data - these buttressed by
apposite symbolism.
>
> I'm not convinced enough that there is any value in such an exercise
> to undertake the time and effort involved to do it. I'm highly
> skeptical of the claim. Those who make the claim should implement it
> in computer code, using a computer language like C or C++, then they
> should provide the program, along with the source code, for anyone to
> use to verify the claims that are made. And if it could then be
> verified that this method worked on the Bible, and the Bible alone,
> this would give independent verification of your claim.
An ingenious way of attempting to get out of a tough spot! Where would
such a process end? No, no. It's up to you, (or someone who feels
equally nonplussed by the evidence I have presented) to provide an
example that shows other texts (whose letters and words may be fairly
read as numbers) beside the Bible display equally impressive features.
When you feel ready to begin, please be assured of my full cooperation
in providing your basic requirements.
Todd, clearly you are a man who "...hears not Moses..." (Luke 16:31);
indeed, one deeply committed to preaching a completely different
message. However, hard fact points in a direction different from your
own; it appears highly likely that Moses was right after all! Surely the
time has now come for those of rational mind to follow the truth - no
matter where it leads (period!) - for the alternative is intellectual
suicide!
Regards,
Vernon
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