Lecture 2: Randomization and Religion

About Lecture 2: Randomization and Religion

Authors Knuth, Donald E.
Date 2001
Publisher Center for the Study of Language and Information
Vol / Pages pp. 25-52
URL http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/things.html

Type: Book Section

Tags: Bible, Bible codes, Christian Faith, gematria, Hermeneutics, numerology, randomness, Religion, sampling, Spirituality, Theology

Abstract

This chapter explains some of Knuth's thinking behind his 3:16 project, which was the methodology behind a Bible study class he led. It also contains some reflections on gematria, Bible codes, and numerology. This topic is carried into the following two chapters as well. [CJ]