Re: [Fwd: Bible contradictions] (fwd)
Miracle (miracle@procyon.com)
Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:02:44 -0500 (CDT)
Miracle wrote:
>
> AutismUK@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 19/7/97 17:08:33 GMT, you write:
> >
> > IAN wrote:
> > In chapter 3 of Numbers, the Lord had a census taken of the Levites and
> > Moses came up with these figures:
> >
> > Levi's Son Leader Census
> > Gershon Elisaph 7,500
> > Kohath Elizaphan 8,600
> > Mereri Zuriel 6,200
> > TOTAL---------------------------22,300
> >
> > Paul Robson:
> > This is obviously not a contradiction. You are making the fallacious
> > assumption that the whole Bible uses the same numerical base. It
> > is a known fact that the Nuttites in 640 BC used base 11 rather than
> > base 10 for expressing quantities. Obviously, one of these people
> > used this system when writing down one of these values, which makes
> > the numbers close enough for any reasonable person.
> > It is a known fact that all numerical problems in the Bible can be
> > solved by assuming different number bases.
> >
> > You have failed to prove the Bible is not inerrant.
> >
> > In the grip of my tight underpants....
> > Paul Robson (autismuk@aol.com)
> >
> > [Sorry, I've just read Hutchinson's article and thought I'd try it.... :) ]
>
> IAN
> I was under the impression they used a base of twelve since that is a
> favorite number of theirs.
>
> RJV 7/19
> Actually, they used base 8. The reason they did this is because the other
> peoples were using a base 16 system - commonly reffered to as "HEX". It
> is well known that this is how the devil hexes people. They used base 8
> to let it be known that they weren't hexers and considered themselves to
> be only 1/2 as bad as the hexers... The only pitfall of the base 8 system
> was revealed in the mid 20th century when something called an 8 track was
> developed. This was a bad idea, and immediately hexed into the failed
> technology section of 20th century history.
>
> -- R Jason Valentine ..ooOO miracle@procyon.com
>
> Chemical Engineer as of March 21, 1997
> Med Student, August 1997, University of South Alabama
>
> True success is not measured by wealth, property, or social status. True
> success is measured by the contributions to society that an individual
> makes.
IAN
Wait a minute you idiot! Hex is like sex, it is six. That is why it is
considered so evil by the Christians and why so many of them end up in our
prisons as sex offenders. Oct is eight. Where did you say you got your
engineering degree?
RJV 7/20 (or thereabouts)
Well Well, look who's been out of technology since it was invented... Hex
is base 16 - also Hexidecimal. Base 16 is commonly used, and hexidecimal
is shortened to "Hex"... So Nya! What did you think a hex editor was?
(Ok, it does ALSO alter spells cast by the devil...) Heheh. Are you sure
you still aren't in his grip?
-- R Jason Valentine ..ooOO miracle@procyon.com
Chemical Engineer as of March 21, 1997
Med Student, August 1997, University of South Alabama
True success is not measured by wealth, property, or social status. True
success is measured by the contributions to society that an individual
makes.