The Bible Code, finding words corresponding to events...bullshit

[Demonaut]

the english language has evolved over time and common words are derived from other languages, and what makes english the language that the code needs to be decoded in, english in its present form didn't remotely exist at the time the bible was written, and the bible has was written initially in greek and hebrew and probably aramaic..although I may be wrong


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History Channel show...

[KitchenWitch]

1. Are they rewriting history again?

x(

[Az]

2. Well not to defend the bible code thing

But it is not claimed to work on English bibles. Its done on Hebrew and Aramaic translations.

Thing about it is it works on books like Moby Dick as well. Take any large enough tome and apply this sort of math to it and you will find patterns. If its large enough you will find patters linking to things that have happened in the past.

The real trick is finding a pattern to something that has not yet happened and then seeing if it happens when it says it will. If it doesn't say when it will happen well then its not very useful is it?

[sleipnir]

3. It's natural us to look for patterns, it's how we survived for millennia

from predators as hominids back in the day. Looking for patterns is how our advanced brain learned to see Mr. Lion in the grass and get the fuck up a tree. Now, we don't know what to do with the extraordinarily developed portion of our brain. Some people do word-search puzzles, some become crime detectives, others look for meaningless associations in texts.

Personally, I find it a fascinating tribute to our past that we are so drawn to patterns and finding things out with our big brains.

[hfojvt]

4. that is spooky

If you start at Isaiah 10:4 and take every third letter it matches your post, except for this part "the bible has was written initially" which has the word 'has' which does not belong there. The detail in these predictions is just astounding.

Of course, you know that God is both omniscient and omnipotent so He obviously knew exactly how His Word would be translated and also how the English language would evolve. Plus, even if He did not know it would work that way in advance, He has the ability to guide events to conform to His wishes. :P

PS Actually I agree with you since I did not sell or read that book.

[Demonaut]

5. lol, the "has" was meant to throw off would be decoders such as yourself

lol i has been had

[bridgit]

6. here's part of what i think, when people intone as though they are...

"keep(ing) it a mystery" they have less of a clue when the entirety of the visual & metaphysical world is conveyed from within allegory already...

You come out at night
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith that died
Before Jesus came
You're building a mystery

You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For the ghosts in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way?

You're so beautiful
With an edge and charm
but so careful
When I'm in your arms

Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully

You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears, oh
Give us a tantrum
And a know it all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin

You're a beautiful
A beautiful fucked up man
You're setting up your
Razor wire shrine

Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully

Ooh you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully

Yeah you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully

You're building a mystery

[Robeson]

7. Agreed. Total bullshit.