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Baptist Vine · 12-05-2002, 05:40 PM

One of the best debunks of the alleged 'Bible Code' can be found <a href="http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/biases.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/analysis.html" target="_blank">here</a>

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Speechless · 12-05-2002, 07:33 PM

I used to hang out with some born-agains, and even they thought the bible code was garbage.

crocodile deathroll · 12-05-2002, 08:43 PM

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Originally posted by Nickle:


On the same site as linked above. <a href="http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/moby.html" target="_blank">Here</a>.

I just beat me to the punch as I made the same link on <a href="http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10782" target="_blank"> this thread </a>.
I think at least "Moby Dick" is a more plausible whale story than Jonah but I still would not read any secret codes into it.

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Mike Rosoft · 12-06-2002, 07:57 AM

Perhaps I am dumb, but who the <whatever> is the "US Agent Deed" in the Martin Luther King section?

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Mike Rosoft

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crocodile deathroll · 12-06-2002, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by Speechless:
I used to hang out with some born-agains, and even they thought the bible code was garbage.

Yes it amazes me why so many people have so much time on their hands, they waste is all on stupid word games with books. The Grimms Tairy Tale codes may be next.

SanDiegoAtheist · 12-06-2002, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by Mike Rosoft:
Perhaps I am dumb, but who the <whatever> is the "US Agent Deed" in the Martin Luther King section?

Miek Rosoft

It's for the 'conspiracy theorists'

More than a few Black Panther types believed that MLK's assasination was in some way orchestrated by the 'establishment'.

See? The Moby Dick Code bears them out - MLK really WAS setup to be assasinated by the FBI (or whoever).

Cheers,

The San Diego Atheist

thebeave · 12-06-2002, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by Answerer:
Hi guys, just how many of you believe in the fact that there is a scientifical or mathematical approach to the 'code'(predictions) in the bible? I know there is a dozen of books covering on this topic, so I'm just curious of how everyone of you view this, hmmm, crap?

Completely bogus. It all depends on how you define your code, and there is no "divine inspiration" around to tell you how to construct your coding scheme, or which scheme is the "right one". You could probably create a code that finds the phrase, "Jesus has anal sex with cattle" if you tried enough combinations.

crocodile deathroll · 12-07-2002, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by thebeave:


..."Jesus has anal sex with cattle" if you tried enough combinations.

It was his donkey

Answerer · 12-07-2002, 06:52 PM

Hi guys, sorry for the late reply as I'm kinda of busy these few days. Anyway, I'm quite surprised that there is no hardcore bible code defenders here and everyone seems to insist that bible code is crap(as I do).
By the way, when do some professors bent on saying that the bible code is a fact? Are they confused or deeply religious?

Shake · 12-09-2002, 08:33 AM

Of course, there's the whole issue of what version of the Bible to use? I mean, should you use a King James, an RSV, or one printed on the earliest printing press? And in what language? English, German, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic? The idea that people thousands of years ago could code something in a book when translated into English (especially Americanized English) is absolutely ridiculous! Bunk!

12-05-2002, 05:40 PM	#11
Baptist Vine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 28	One of the best debunks of the alleged 'Bible Code' can be found <a href="http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/biases.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.rsingermanson.com/html/analysis.html" target="_blank">here</a> [ December 05, 2002: Message edited by: Baptist Vine ]</p>

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Mike Rosoft Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 965	Perhaps I am dumb, but who the <whatever> is the "US Agent Deed" in the Martin Luther King section? [Edited to fix the signature.] Mike Rosoft [ December 07, 2002: Message edited by: Mike Rosoft ]</p>

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Speechless Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 111	I used to hang out with some born-agains, and even they thought the bible code was garbage.

12-07-2002, 06:52 PM	#19
Answerer Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,956	Hi guys, sorry for the late reply as I'm kinda of busy these few days. Anyway, I'm quite surprised that there is no hardcore bible code defenders here and everyone seems to insist that bible code is crap(as I do). By the way, when do some professors bent on saying that the bible code is a fact? Are they confused or deeply religious?

12-09-2002, 08:33 AM	#20
Shake Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Folding@Home in upstate NY Posts: 14,394	Of course, there's the whole issue of what version of the Bible to use? I mean, should you use a King James, an RSV, or one printed on the earliest printing press? And in what language? English, German, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic? The idea that people thousands of years ago could code something in a book when translated into English (especially Americanized English) is absolutely ridiculous! Bunk!

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