Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...are we really sure that the biblical measurements imply a cube shape? Perhaps they just indicate a total volume in a way that was comprehensible to the locals. ;)
Horace Heffner wrote: This is indeed apparently highly dependent on the translation and interpretation of Revelation 21:16. One interpretation is simply that the length, width, and height are the same. This could describe a sphere or a variety of shapes. Michel wrote: Ahem, there seems to be a less heavenly explanation to those cloud structures: http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060515/full/news060515-17.html ``Geometric whirlpools revealed Recipe for making symmetrical holes in water is easy ... Bizarre geometric shapes that appear at the centre of swirling vortices in planetary atmospheres might be explained by a simple experiment with a bucket of water. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby have created similar geometric shapes (holes in the form of stars, squares, pentagons and hexagons) in whirlpools of water in a cylindrical bucket.'' Harry wrote: I have wondered if ET would signal with particles instead of em waves. Hi All, Just some thoughts in the spirit of this conversation: My level of belief does not seem to be able to go beyond "That door is shut. I'll have open it to walk through the doorway." Like those guy's with tails in 'Childhood's End', I just have to live with my limitation -- I never felt bad about demonstrating fields on an overhead projector to innocent students although I privately thought a field was just a calculational convenience. Personally, I can get my mind around particles better than waves; but the real issue is what is the best design equation for the situation at hand. As far as big bangs, neutrinos, phlogiston, epicycles, black holes, etc. are concerned, for me they are interesting fancies. Some day I would like to run across a proof of the statement that "No more than 30 angels can dance on the head of a pin at the same time." On a more serious note, I get the feeling that the American Taliban would like to criminalize "interpreting" the Bible, especially Revelation. The passage of the anti-gay constitutional amendment in California (shades of Jonestown) should be strong evidence that their efforts to impose a "Christian" Sharia on us should not be taken lightly. Jack Smith
