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Summary: NO CREDIBILITY AT ALL FOR THIS BOOK AND AUTHOR
Review: The author concludes that aliens wrote this so-called code. What kind of a birdbrain would believe this stuff? Just wondering.
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Summary: code 666
Review: Ok People when it comes down to this bible code decoding on your pc. I`m sure you think you already thought of everthing. but you may not have. See it was about 11:00 pm. on thursday jan. 22 that i was tring to think of a word to search for when my dad says hey Mark look at it this way (now remember people the thing i wanted to figure out was the one thing everbody wants to know who is the anti-christ)as i was saing my dad says look at it this way take a GOOD look at this (a) I said (a)? he said now what about (aaa) look at this backwards it says 666 i said yeah so then he sad ATAFAT or A r A f A t three a`s so i said ok fine so i put in arafat got some results but there was nothing really so after awhile i said what if i try aaa witch in hebrew looks like xxx now when i put this in my 180 mhz cpu pc it couldent handle it. After a looong time my result was 23,742 i said being my stupid self there must be something in the number but no. Way off when i looked at the whole thing in the hebrew bible it was like a design through the whole bible mostly diangle but thru the whole bible ...........now think about it
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Summary: Intersting, regardless whether or not you believe it...
Review: Having read the original Bible Code book, I purchased this book to see if the original ideas still held true. While I am still somewhat skeptical about the legitimacy of the code, the author and the many people who have researched the code do have some powerful mathematical and circumstantial evidence in their favor. While some of the author's unnecessary political comments (Bush is evil; Bush stole the election) do detract from the book, I found the research presented to be thorough and thought provoking. If the code is real, the next few years should be very interesting. Recommended!
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Summary: Fun read, but....
Review: I wish he would have left his personal political beliefs out of it. Bush is evil, he said, but I bet he could find "Clinton let Bin Laden go three times" if he tried. Bush stole the election? If he still thinks this, then it is true that liberals can't count, and since this book is based on math...
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Summary: Fascinating but muddled by some fantastic claims.
Review: I have not read his first book but I have now read this one. The facts of the bible code(and which are stated in this book) are that possibly the most brilliant mathematician in the world not only believes in it but discovered it, ie Mr Eli Rips. Two of the other most talented code breakers and mathematicians in the world, one at the NSA(National Security Agency) and the other at the DIA(Defense Intelligence Agency) both have proven that a real code does indeed exist in the bible. Both of those people have been breaking and making codes for the government for many many years. Other renowned mathematicians the world over have proven and recreated the same results that Mr Rips got. The only people who don't seem to believe the code, are a small minority who have continously provided [not true] findings or made untrue claims reagarding the code and it's discoverers.I would like to have seen more technical detail for how the tables are generated in each of Drosnin's et all discoveries. For instance in a table with 3 meaningful words or phrases does each one use the same equidistant letter spacing or does he use 3 or more different values to retrieve the words or phrases? To me that's very important. As far as I'm concerned and I'm not normally a religious person Drosnin makes his biggest mistake in this book by being obsessed with the idea of alien intervention creating the codes. Furthermore he makes some pretty silly leaps of 'faith' in comparing what he finds in the code to what he is doing in the real world. I think he sees things that simply aren't there on several occaisions. Namely in the chapters about how the code was delivered to us in a 'vehicle' etc and the parts about searching for the 'obelisks' which was really the low points of the book. He just really goes out on the deep end at too many spots. Most of what he claims about the middle east and terrorism however is quite intersting. I find it amazing that he was able to personally speak with so many key players in the mideast peace process about the code. Arafat included! So in closing, the book has merits but it could have been much better if he had not gone out on a limb so many times when it just wasn't necessary to prove his point.
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Summary: Interesting as a diletant introduction
Review: This book is not supposed to convince you to believe in the Bible Code (although it tries) for the simple reason that it is written by the journalist, not scientist, that doesn't understand much about this field. At the same time, it seems the the author is ardent believer in Bible code theory. I am also not a scientist. Some points look fascinating, some very questionable (but what do I know). In any case, to form any real opinion about the subject we have to look in many mathematical aspects of those findings. Maybe some people will want to look closer into scientific foundation of the author' claims and this by itself will make this book worth a few stars. For me the book provides a very interesting glimpse into Middle Eastern politics, reveals interesting touches about the characters of some of people that have been play playing important part in this development.
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Summary: Interesting, worth the read
Review: When I started reading this book, I had anticipated a more in-depth scientific and mathmatical approach to explain just what the Bible Code is. I wanted to see the process that the author used, I wanted him to explain his though process as to why he chose the words he did. I wanted to see what words and phrases he tried to use, but could not find. I wanted to see the statistical formulas, concerning the odds of these phrases occuring together, worked out in front of me. I was disappointed in this regard. I believe that there is something to to bible code, but this book is not "proof." Not yet anyway. There are dire predictions or "warnings" as Drosnin refers to them for the years 2004 (starting in sept./oct 2003), 2006(starting in sept/oct of 2005). The book is more of a story about a man who has found certain words and phrases in the "Bible Code" that are statistically almost impossible. The important thing to remember is not that he has found lone words scattered throughout the book when the letters are put into any one of a countless number of matricies, but rather the grouping of the words found. For example, when in the Book of Daniel, the phrases "End of Days" and "in the End of Days" are used in the "normal" text of the Bible, the words and phrases, "Bush," "Arafat," "Sharon," etc. all appear. Statistically - seems impossible - BUT LET THE LAY MAN SEE THE MATH!!!!! This book is written for the lay man, and maybe that is why the science is left out. Now that he has found these words and phrases where they are in the Bible with respect to their location with eachother and the actual message in the text of particular sections of the Bible, he is goes on a mission to convince, Clinton, Bush, Powell, Greenspan, Sharon, Arafat, etc. of the doom we may be about to face. That is what this book is about --- The journey Mr. Drosnin is on. I believe in the "Bible Code." "But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase." --- Daniel 12:4 (God's commandment to Daniel about the revelations concerning the "End of Days" he had just recieved). I'll add, I believe Mr. Drosnin is playing a role in unraveling the "words" which are "concealed," as he uses "increased knowledge" (computers) to understand these revelations givin to Daniel. But Mr. Drosnin is also an Athiest. And so, his interpretations of what the words and phrases he has found in the "Bible Code" mean, will in some instances seem to be in opposition to what the actual text of the Bible says or implies. He should study his bible to fully understand what it is he is interpreting. With that in mind:
"For false Christs and false prohets will arise and will show great signs and , so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect." Matthew 24:24 (Jesus speaking to his diciples about the "End Times"). I would hate to see someting from God, be used to try to disprove he exists, or that the Bible is from a human time traveler.
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Summary: I hope this is real - wait, no I dont
Review: No matter if you believe the code is real or not, this is a fascinating read. For myself , I am not yet convinced either way, but why COULDN'T it be true? Regardless, the book is certainly entertaining, and an easy read. It certainly has caused me to do further research, and I am fascinated at the possibility of it being true. It sort of feels like a Dan Brown novel, but always has you looking over your shoulder for the "got ya!" that says its all a hoax. If you are looking for absolutes, and the answers to Life the Universe, and Everything, this is not it. But if you appreciate the study of possibilities, and are as interested in the technical side of codes and cryptograms, you will enjoy this book.
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Summary: Worthy endeavor, poor spokesperson
Review: I read my friend Bruce Robinson's review, but unfortunately Bruce knows little about genuine codes research and is really just a knee-jerk skeptic. He's written a number of reviews on different topics, and don't know if he ever mentions actually having read any of the books he's reviewed or ever quoted from them. He wrote:
"It is based on a mathematically invalid belief: that one can extract hidden messages from the Bible. Actually, similar hidden messages can and have been extracted from any long text, like War and Peace." Yes, hidden messages can be extracted from any long text; the issue is statistical significance. I haven't read Drosnin's second book, but it is no doubt like the first one in that it ignores the statistics, and because Drosnin is a journalist, not a scientist. So I don't care for Drosnin or his books. With his earlier, poorly written best-seller, he's given the whole field a bad name. Nevertheless, there are statistically defensible, valid codes in the Pentateuch, which you probably won't find in any other text. And the field is still in its infancy. There are still very few experts who understand the statistical issues and who have some idea how to address them. Among those few experts, there are some who don't think the phenomenon is valid (e.g. B. McKay and colleagues), but at least they have put in the considerable time and effort required to begin to understand things. If the field really interests you, Bruce, and you are more than just an armchair critic, then start by reading Satinover's book, Cracking the Bible Code. After that, contact Professor Haralick and maybe even go and meet with him. For fun, you can also review Art Levitt's page, http://www.torahcodes.net/
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Summary: Horrendously exploitive
Review: People have been predicting TEOTWAWKI (The End of the World as We Know It) for millennia. This book is merely the latest in a long string of predictions that will not come true. It is based on a mathematically invalid belief: that one can extract hidden messages from the Bible. Actually, similar hidden messages can and have been extracted from any long text, like War and Peace. This book feeds into people's insecurities. Sadly to say, the author will probably make a bundle of money deceiving people. I just wish that Amazon had a 0 stars option.
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