On Sat, 2005-08-13 at 12:32 -0400, ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 08:22:58PM -0400, David L. Craig wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 04:44:37PM -0700, Mike Jewell wrote: > > > On Fri, 2005-08-12 at 19:21 -0400, ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > "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." > > > > > > Huh???!!! > > > > It's a quote that shows how even a man as spiritual as St. Augustine > > can have blind spots that arise from ignorance. Ditto Martin Luther's > > attitude toward the Jews, not to mention the Crusades, etc. Only God > > Himself has the pure perspective on everything and we should be slow > > to burn anyone at the stake. > > > Actually, I'm a mathematician ::-) > > And some translators of St. Augustine prefer to use the word > "soothsayer" to translate that passage. But I get a kick out of this > way! > Ha! 8^) Thanks for the clarification. That really is pretty funny. You had me scratching my head for a minute there. I couldn't imagine anyone seriously posting a message to a list whose entire subject matter is based on DSP (mathematics) with that quote in their sig file. 8^) And sorry for the out-of-topic post (I should have at least changed the subject) but I just couldn't let it pass. 8^) Mike Mike Jewell One-Up Audio
