Re: Math is a SIN ! ! ! !
From: Ron Larham (larhamr_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/20/04
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Date: 19 Nov 2004 23:38:30 -0800
Phil Hobbs <pcdh@SpamMeSenseless.us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<10ps9ae9vihn4ed@corp.supernews.com>...
> Ron Larham wrote:
>
> >"Hans-Marc Olsen" <mallet_riveter@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message
> >news:e1cc8b8.0411171741.456e8a1a@posting.google.com...
> >
> >
> >>Jesus Christ does not want you to waste your time with silly numbers
> >>or you won't go to heaven !
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You are too late:
> >
> >...beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The
> >danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the
> >devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell.
> >
> >-St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram
> >
> >RonL
> >
> >--
> >"Ignorance is the most delightful of the sciences ..."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> You obviously believe your tag line very deeply.
>
> Augustine was talking about astrologers and numerologists, not
> Euclid--the mathematics involved was calculating the position of the 365
> heavens of the god Abraxas. (Naturally, if there are any Gnostics on
> this group, I apologize deeply.) If you'd actually read it, you'd
> probably agree with him: See
> http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/anf01/cache/anf01.txt for Irenaeus's take
> on it, and
> http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/NPNF1-02/npnf1-02-11.htm#P874_449444 for
> Augustine's.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil Hobbs
I know that and you know that, but lets not
let facts spoil a good joke ;o)
RonL
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