thank you for your critique of Vernon's numerology. I will not let
Vernon speak for those,
however, who find evidence of God in mathematical phenomena. His
number games are
sterile manipulation of human symbols. Sacred geometry, OTOH, is the
shadow of the natural creator.
Did you know that 666 spelled backwards is.... : )
From: Ami Chopine <amka@vcode.com> on 03/29/99 03:32 PM
To: vernon.jenkins@virgin.net@SMTP@cchntmsd
cc: evolution@calvin.edu@SMTP@cchntmsd
Subject: Re: Evolution's Imperative
Vernon,
I had previously perused your page on the number 666. I agree, it
is quite
remarkable. And this exposition of pi is also. Plainly numbers are
incredible. They can be manipulated in the most exciting ways. But
I
hesitate to use these things as proof that the Bible is the word of
God. I
mean this in several senses: That the bible is true, That God
inspired
writers recorded a spiritual history, or that God revoked certain
men's free
will and made them write down every word as he dictated (and
further, the
translators).
That isn't the stuff which is proof of the Bible. The Bible can't
prove
itself. You are a great mathmatician. Don't you think someone else
could
have come up with that by themselves? Only the Spirit can prove the
Bible.
Everywhere we turn are natural numbers, even in the way branches
grow on
trees, and spots on leopards. Does that prove that they were made
by God?
It takes faith. It takes prayer. It takes listening to the Holy
Spirit.
It takes vision beyond material proofs.
Ami Chopoine
> > So an eye-catching 'recreation' emanating from a first
approximation of
> > Pi leads to something rather significant. From many points of
view, the
> > Bible's opening words are observed to be centred on the surest
of all
> > earthly foundations - the natural numbers! Clearly, such
'coincidences'
> > do not evolve! However, there are many more.