Thoughts About Solomon's Sea
Charles charlesincal@earthlink.net
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:47:14 -0700 (PDT) (00909125234, 199810230147.SAA11426@hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net)
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>My thoughts about the pi debate have been in a state of flux. If anybody
>cares, here are the most recent:
>
>Skeptics allege (1 Kings 7:23)
>
>As Joseph Crea points out, in
>Peter Beckmann's History of Pi, [he] states that as late as the 5th century
>CE, the Hebrews believed that pi = 3 and offers as evidence a citation from
>the Talmud which goes as follows: "...that which in circumference is three
>hands broad is one hand broad".
>
>We thus have good evidence to believe that not only the Hebrews of that time
>believed that pi was 3, but also that the Kings author likewise did. But,
>just because we believe so, doesn't mean that we've built a strong case.
>Did the Lord give us the exact ages, down to the day,
>of Moses, for example? If not, why not?
>[1] A cubit is about 1.5 feet.
Charles sez...
Did the lord... No, the bible was not written by the lord, it was written by
people who believed pi = 3, sheep are colored by what they see, and some
cows were killed by the lord in egypt (how MANY cows, we still don't know).