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Re: Bible Codes
Author: Robert Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 1998/04/29
Forums: alt.messianic, soc.culture.jewish
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[EMAIL PROTECTED](Mark Hines) says:
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> Statistical Science is a peer-reviewed journal for professional
> mathematicians. Robert Kass, editor of Statistical Science,
> said about the Witztum-Rips-Rosenberg codes experiment: ....
You neglect to point out what else the editors said: That the
article was clearly nonsense, and was published solely as a source
of amusement for the journal's readers. Check out the WWW which
describes the real reason the Torah-codes article was accepted for
publication: http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/~kass/biblecodes/
The Torah-Codes page: Everything you wanted to know about the
infamous Torah-Codes, and the lesser known Jesus-Codes and
Quran-Codes. Shows original articles and skeptical responses:
http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/torah.html
Torah Codes: Don't Jump to Conclusions - by Bruce David Wilner
http://www.math.gatech.edu/~jkatz/Religions/Numerics/report.html
PUBLIC STATEMENT - BY DR. ELIYAHU RIPS
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/delany/11/public.html
http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/rips1.html
Mathematicians' Statement on the Bible Codes
http://www.math.caltech.edu/code/petition.html
The real reason the Torah-codes article was accepted for
publication
http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/~kass/biblecodes/
Mainstream Orthodox article debunks the Codes A Skeptical Look at
the Torah Codes - by Dr. Barry Simon
http://wopr.com/biblecodes/jewact.htm
Debunking the second Torah-Codes paper; Clear indication that
fraud is being used:
http://www.ma.huji.ac.il/~drorbn/Codes/Nations/
http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/nations_summary.html
Direct evidence that the bogus Torah-Codes papers involve illicit
data manipulation (fraud):
http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/ripslect/
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