On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:54 AM, Dave Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... and 12 times 9 is 108... >> > > 1^1 * 2^2 * 3^3 = 108 > > But, of course, this is only the number of names a god has in classical > religions, where gods are perfect, eternal, immutable, etc. and hence need > only account for the three spatial dimensions. > > In a (morally?) relativistic religion, one must take into account the > fourth dimension of time (don't forget the i for an i!), and gods then > acquire myriads of extra names: > > 1^1 * 2^2 * 3^3 * 4i^4 = 27'648 >
The gods in the Indian pantheon, according to (at least) the Tamizh count, is "muppathu mukkodi" or 33 crores..or 330 million... and I don't know how that number was arrived at! Deepa. > > -Dave > > >
