Over on H20 our friend Rick is trying to get to grips with circles, spheres and basic geometry in an attempt to prove the Bible to be scientifically accurate. (I don’t see the point as the Bible is not a book of science and its history is often shrouded in myth)
All of this reminded me of a passage in a recreational math book called Beyond Numeracy by JA Paulos. In the book the ancient’s value of pi are compared. The Bibles value for pi (3) comes bottom of the list. In regard to this the book says:
Ancient estimates for pi include 3 (Old Testament – an insurmountable problem, it would seem, for biblical literalists) Beyond Numeracy page 176.
Maybe we should let Rick have a go a justifying the Bibles value for this basic circle related ratio. Just how round are round loaves in the Bible?
Thirdson
'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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