Re: By Design

From: Sondra Brasile (sbrasile@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 20:55:41 EST

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    Nothing personal Vernon, but I got a real belly laugh out of that
    'coincidence'; you have to admit it was funny.

    Sondra

    >From: "Vernon Jenkins" <vernon.jenkins@virgin.net>
    >To: <asa@calvin.edu>, "Stein A. Stromme" <stromme@mi.uib.no>
    >Subject: Re: By Design
    >Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:38:45 -0000
    >
    >Stein,
    >
    >Most interesting! Fortunately I'm not superstitious and, in this context,
    >would prefer to interpret the 'mark' as a triple stamp of perfection!* I
    >wish I could claim responsibility for this fine example of 'intelligent
    >design', for as I demonstrate at
    >http://homepage.virgin.net/vernon.jenkins/sixes.htm , 666 - particularly
    >in
    >denary representation - is indeed a most remarkable object - as you can no
    >doubt confirm.
    >
    >I recollect from past exchanges that you have never been an enthusiastic
    >supporter of my claims. May I ask, What is now your view of Genesis 1:1? Do
    >you believe the observed phenomena to be there by design, or not? I would
    >greatly value your forthright observations as a mathematician.
    >
    >Sincerely, and with thanks,
    >
    >Vernon
    >
    >* For the uninitiated: 6 happens to be the first perfect number.
    >
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: "Stein A. Stromme" <stromme@mi.uib.no>
    >To: <asa@calvin.edu>
    >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 8:54 AM
    >Subject: Re: By Design
    >
    >
    > >
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > here is how my mail software presented Vernon's latest post:
    > >
    > > . [ 666: Vernon Jenkins ] Re: By Design
    > >
    > > The number indicates the size of the message (number of lines) as it
    > > reached my computer. I just thought the joke was too good to let it
    > > pass unshared :-) Apologies to Vernon!
    > >
    > > SA
    > > --
    > > Stein Arild Str¯mme +47 55584825, +47 95801887
    > > Universitetet i Bergen Fax: +47 55589672
    > > Matematisk institutt www.mi.uib.no/stromme
    > > Johs Brunsg 12, N-5008 BERGEN stromme@mi.ui

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