Iain Strachan wrote:
> John wrote:
> >
> > Those "probabilities" multiply, of course. Assume only two text variants,
> > 24 "interesting numbers," and, say, 20 "interesting mathematical
> > transformations." The probability of finding two of those numbers under
> > those circumstances is already fairly high. Add to that the concept that
> > "if not Gen 1 then perhaps Lev 1, etc. and the odds drop to almost
> > certainty.
>
> OK, let's do the calculation.
>
> The agreement with the "interesting number" was to five places of decimals,
> so the odds of any given number on any particular text variant with any
> particular mathematical transformation is 1e-5.
Is it superfluous for me to again point out the fact, easily provable by
mathematical induction, that there is no "uninteresting number"?
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Interface"
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