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The Name Jesus = 666?

I use to do that, but then I realized you simply wrestle with a pig. As Dorothy Parker quiped when asked to make a poem based on the word "horticulture:"

You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think.
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I am more willing to correct the misinformation, however.

--J.D.
 
Iacchus said:

Well, if in fact human beings have evolved from tiny little microscopic mites, doesn't it stand to reason ;) that the more evolved an entity becomes the more apt it would be to understand the higher mysteries in life?
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Well, if in fact human beings have evolved relatively recently from tiny little microscopic mites, doesn't it stand to reason ;) that the longer a creature has been in existence, the more apt it would be to have the experience necessary to understand the higher mysteries of life?

Funny thing about reason...garbage in, garbage out.
 
Mercutio said:
Well, if in fact human beings have evolved relatively recently from tiny little microscopic mites, doesn't it stand to reason ;) that the longer a creature has been in existence, the more apt it would be to have the experience necessary to understand the higher mysteries of life?
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That seems a little counter-intuitive to me. Are you referring to mites?
 
Doctor X said:
Fortunately the standard for clarity is not the blatherings of the willfully ignorant.

--J.D.
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If there's one thing that stands out in this thread (and others), it's the willfulness.
 
Indeed.

No one can be expect to be an expert on all matters. Therefore, one should be willing to receive education. One should also be willing to argue the subject.

I would like it is Einstein was wrong.

I really wish to travel one day to meet the Nymphomaniacs of Nimbus 9. This whole cannot-go-faster-than-light thing is a real cramp on my fantasies.

However, to argue against Einstein, I have to confront his theories and the evidence for them, not toss out my belief system and try to play semantics. Such is an ignorant waste of time.

--J.D.
 
Doctor X said:

Indeed.

No one can be expect to be an expert on all matters. Therefore, one should be willing to receive education. One should also be willing to argue the subject.
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So what are you suggesting that we all go to an "accredited school?" Of course what would be the point if we all knew the same thing? There would no need to differentiate now would there? ;)

Sounds to me like one of your arguments for, "Who's religion is better?"
 
Iacchus said:
How do you know I shouldn't? Why shouldn't I be allowed to work with the resources I have available? It certainly won't work with something I don't understand will it? ... Regardless of how much I know. So where do we draw the line then? It all pretty much comes from the same place anyway doesn't it?

If a mystery was not meant to be revealed, then yes, it must remain veiled by obscurity.
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I am not even hinting that you should not be allowed to work with it (work? DO you call THAT work?? :rolleyes: ). I'm just saying that it makes no sense at all. I'm just saying that by posting assumptions based on arbitrary "magic" numbers and arithmetic equilibrism and expecting people to take you seriously, you are exposing yourself as a complete foghead, that's all.

Hans
 
"There's no shame in being born in the ◊◊◊◊◊, lads, but there's a damn'd sight shame to want to stay in it."

--Sgt. Patrick Harper, Sharpe's

One should not try to glorify his choice to remain ignorant or expect others to glorify it for him or respect him.

--J.D.
 
Iacchus said:
How do you know I shouldn't? Why shouldn't I be allowed to work with the resources I have available? It certainly won't work with something I don't understand will it? ...
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This reminds me of an old joke.

One night, a police officer saw a drunk looking under a streetlight for some object. The officer asked what he was looking for.

"My car keys" was the answer. "I lost them in the alley."

"But if you lost them in the alley, why are you not looking for them there?" asked the cop.

The drunk answered, "There is no light there."
 
Doctor X said:
Indeed.

I really wish to travel one day to meet the Nymphomaniacs of Nimbus 9. This whole cannot-go-faster-than-light thing is a real cramp on my fantasies.

--J.D.
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You might still be able to, Einstein notwithstanding. Given a spacething, er spaceship, that can approach c, you may arrive at Nimbus 9 while still a young and sprightly Doctor X. The Nymphomaniacs might however, be long dead or at least very, very old.
 
spejic said:

This reminds me of an old joke.

One night, a police officer saw a drunk looking under a streetlight for some object. The officer asked what he was looking for.

"My car keys" was the answer. "I lost them in the alley."

"But if you lost them in the alley, why are you not looking for them there?" asked the cop.

The drunk answered, "There is no light there."
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Hey I understand what you're saying, ha ha ha ... But what I'm suggesting is more like that of a tree, with its roots in the soil, where you can't expect it to just get up and go plant itself somewhere else. Which is to say, everyone has their own ground of being, ha ha ha ... Which of course, is what one's understanding entails, ha ha ha ... ;) Hmm, now what were we saying about sun worship in the last two threads?
 
spejic said:
This reminds me of an old joke.

One night, a police officer saw a drunk looking under a streetlight for some object. The officer asked what he was looking for.

"My car keys" was the answer. "I lost them in the alley."

"But if you lost them in the alley, why are you not looking for them there?" asked the cop.

The drunk answered, "There is no light there."
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Micheal Hoolihan was courting Frances Phelan. The young couple sat in the parlor of the girl's house night after night, much to the annoyance of old man Phelan. One night he couldn"t take any more. Standing at the top of the stairs, he yelled down, "What's that young fella doin' here all hours of the night?" "Why, Dad, " said Frances, "Micheal was just telling me everything that's in his heart!" "Well, next time, " roared Phelan, "just let him tell you what's in his head, and it won't take half as long!"

* * *

A drunk gets on a bus and asks the conductor how long the trip is between Limerick to Cork. "About 2 hours," says the conductor. "Okay," says the drunk "then how long is the trip between Cork to Limerick?" The irate conductor says to the drunk "It's still about 2 hours, man. Why'd ya think there'd be a difference?" "Well," says the drunk, "It's only a week between Christmas and New Year's, but it's a helluva long time between New Year's to Christmas!"
 
Iacchus said:
I'm afraid I don't follow? ...
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OK, I'll rephrase:
You talk bollocks, your result will always BE bollocks, no matter how erudite your psedoscience may seem.
All clear now?
 
I see the conversation has taken another turn but I thought it’d be interesting to see how many names meet this test. Just for fun (yes, many of those who know me feel I have a poor idea of fun), I took the top 1000 US names (male and female), plugged them into a simple program, and found:

666 = sum( abigale ) * 18
666 = sum( alani ) * 18
666 = sum( alina ) * 18
666 = sum( antonia ) * 9
666 = sum( aryanna ) * 9
666 = sum( audrey ) * 9
666 = sum( aurora ) * 9
666 = sum( brice ) * 18
666 = sum( byron ) * 9
666 = sum( camryn ) * 9
666 = sum( cora ) * 18
666 = sum( deshawn ) * 9
666 = sum( desmond ) * 9
666 = sum( easton ) * 9
666 = sum( elena ) * 18
666 = sum( elsa ) * 18
666 = sum( fredrick ) * 9
666 = sum( india ) * 18
666 = sum( jamal ) * 18
666 = sum( jesus ) * 9
666 = sum( joshua ) * 9
666 = sum( kate ) * 18
666 = sum( katrina ) * 9
666 = sum( korey ) * 9
666 = sum( kya ) * 18
666 = sum( larry ) * 9
666 = sum( lea ) * 37
666 = sum( liana ) * 18
666 = sum( london ) * 9
666 = sum( luca ) * 18
666 = sum( lucille ) * 9
666 = sum( madelyn ) * 9
666 = sum( marley ) * 9
666 = sum( matteo ) * 9
666 = sum( melody ) * 9
666 = sum( muhammad ) * 9
666 = sum( myles ) * 9
666 = sum( natalya ) * 9
666 = sum( nick ) * 18
666 = sum( paulina ) * 9
666 = sum( ramiro ) * 9
666 = sum( raquel ) * 9
666 = sum( raymundo ) * 6
666 = sum( rebecca ) * 18
666 = sum( robyn ) * 9
666 = sum( ryland ) * 9
666 = sum( sonya ) * 9
666 = sum( susan ) * 9
666 = sum( tony ) * 9

That is about 50 out of 2000 (2.5%). The number for 616 is much higher as it has one more factor.

I don’t want to fuel the flames ;), but note Joshua and Muhammad (cue spooky music). Oh, and don’t forget the famous biblical character, “Raymundo”.
 
Scot C. Trypal said:
I see the conversation has taken another turn but I thought it’d be interesting to see how many names meet this test. Just for fun (yes, many of those who know me feel I have a poor idea of fun), I took the top 1000 US names (male and female), plugged them into a simple program, and found:
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Hey I'm impressed. Within the top 2.5%? That's a fairly low percentage don't you think? While I noticed you included Joshua, for I believe that was another name for Jesus. If so, that reduces it to 1.25% doesn't it? Or, how would you figure that? Of course I noticed you didn't have Lucifer either? Hmmm, and weren't both he and Jesus equated with the morning star?

London too huh? And let's not forget this is where I said the Reformation became established, i.e., within Great Britain.
 
While I noticed you included Joshua, for I believe that was another name for Jesus. If so, that reduces it to 1.25% doesn't it? Or, how would you figure that?
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Maybe its time to stop playing with numbers and start learning about them. Hint: to reduce the percentage of matches by a factor of two would require half as many matches.

I really, really doubt that Lucifer is one of the top 1000 names in the U.S. Male or female.
 
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