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No society can last if it does not contain its numbers.
by Gord Barker In my mind, the entire debate about abortion is not significant. Rather, it is a symptom of a society that is not… -
Fun with figures: The numbers make a flood theory all wet.
A couple of Columbia University professors have found what they consider to be a major flood in approximately 7000 B.C. in the Black Sea area,… -
With numbers you can do anything
by JT The following quotation from Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco is apt: “With numbers you can do anything you like. Suppose I have the… -
Fun with Figures II: Thinking About 666
As I was developing the previous meditation (#178), I got to thinking about the number 666. Suddenly I realized that 178 is 2 x 89;…