Earle Jones <earle.jones@comcast.net> wrote:
>...
> And a note to you mathematicians out there:
>
> "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those
> who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the
> mathematicians have made a covenant with the Devil to darken the
> spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell ..."
>
> --St. Augustine
Note that by mathematician he means those who calculate horoscopes...
terms change. "Computer" once meant a woman (usually) who worked out
tables of figures with a pencil and paper.
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John S. Wilkins john@wilkins.id.au
web: www.wilkins.id.au blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com
God cheats
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