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Mathematical claims of 'Bible Codes'...is there any truth in the maths?

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Mathematical claims of 'Bible Codes'...is there any truth in the maths?
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RE: Mathematical claims of 'Bible Codes'...is there any truth in the maths?
January 8, 2009 at 10:43 am
The guy says "basically it cannot happen by chance"...erm...yes it can. A random letter generator will (on occasion) produce the entire works of Shakespeare perfectly word for word. Just because it is unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen. To say something is beyond the realms of chance is to ignore everything we know about chance.

I also fail to see how this proves God wrote the Bible. Why would God hide messages in the first place? This is like the people who claim that generic similarities are proof of a designer, making the designer extremely deceptive (given what we know about evolution).
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RE: Mathematical claims of 'Bible Codes'...is there any truth in the maths? - by Tiberius - January 8, 2009 at 10:43 am

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