09-28-2004, 04:12 AM
Interesting topic. I have not analysed the statistical data but be careful with statistics cause you can manipulate them to "prove" anything. My gut says that there are no God implanted Bible Codes in any language, and even if statistics show it is a one in a large number chance, that could just mean it is that one in a large number chance.. i.e. it is probably by chance just not likely... just like evolutionary theory says that human intelligence was a probably step in evolution but just not likely but we are all still here intelligent enough to discuss this but not intelligent enough to see clearly sometimes.
I think if God encoded anything it is the most fundamental of physics and therein lies God's mystery... the rest science can explain. I think it is more likey that we humans have encoded something from our inner psyche into all religions and their words and versions of God... God more than likely is above all this encoding games... besides the basic premise of bible codes goes against the basic premise of the bible. One of the basic premises of the bible is that god created the world and humans and gave us free will so that explains why there is good and evil and we have the free will to choose... but if the bible codes already have all history encoded in them by God then everything is predetermined and we have no free will to shape our fate beyond what is already encoded in the Bible... so I choose to think it is just a fun exercise in mathematical manipulation and God works through our souls and our deeds and not through predetermined fated codes in books written by men.
I think if God encoded anything it is the most fundamental of physics and therein lies God's mystery... the rest science can explain. I think it is more likey that we humans have encoded something from our inner psyche into all religions and their words and versions of God... God more than likely is above all this encoding games... besides the basic premise of bible codes goes against the basic premise of the bible. One of the basic premises of the bible is that god created the world and humans and gave us free will so that explains why there is good and evil and we have the free will to choose... but if the bible codes already have all history encoded in them by God then everything is predetermined and we have no free will to shape our fate beyond what is already encoded in the Bible... so I choose to think it is just a fun exercise in mathematical manipulation and God works through our souls and our deeds and not through predetermined fated codes in books written by men.