| A Numerology Tidbit [message #281407] |
Di, 06 Juni 2006 12:20 |
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It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
Guess which number is the most evil?
Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
Regards,
John
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281424 ] |
Di, 06 Juni 2006 18:27 |
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John VanSickle wrote:
> It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
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> Guess which number is the most evil?
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> Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
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> Regards,
> John
Some fans speculate that the 7th book will be out on 7/7/7
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281429 ] |
Di, 06 Juni 2006 20:40 |
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John VanSickle wrote:
> It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
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> Guess which number is the most evil?
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> Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
What's wrong with six? Six is a perfect number. And Voldemort would
have gone nuts (not to mention more people would have lost their lives)
had he tried to create 28 horcruxes, let alone 496. So we should be
happy with six.
On the other hand, 28 is doubly sevendable.
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281472 ] |
Mi, 07 Juni 2006 10:10 |
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:40:17 -0700 (PDT), brian [at] isi.edu (Brian Tung)
wrote:
>John VanSickle wrote:
>> It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
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>> Guess which number is the most evil?
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>> Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
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>What's wrong with six?
Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
it's chosen for the Beast.
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281488 ] |
Mi, 07 Juni 2006 18:01 |
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Toon wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:40:17 -0700 (PDT), brian [at] isi.edu (Brian Tung)
> wrote:
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>>John VanSickle wrote:
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>>>It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
>>>
>>>Guess which number is the most evil?
>>>
>>>Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
>>
>>What's wrong with six?
>
> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
> it's chosen for the Beast.
That is one of two possible reasons. The other reason notes that
Solomon's annual income (I suppose from taxes and such) was 666 talents
of gold; so the possibility may be that the Beast is, or is associated
with, extreme materialism.
Regards,
John
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281489 ] |
Mi, 07 Juni 2006 18:18 |
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Toon wrote:
> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
> it's chosen for the Beast.
In some traditions, yes. In other traditions, not so. In any event,
six was/is considered magically good by some cultures; I think the
ancient Greeks counted it so. Shouldn't the most evil number be one
that is universally loathed (or at least not revered in any societies)?
Anyway, silly thread--fun stuff.
--
Brian Tung <brian [at] isi.edu>
The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/
Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/
The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/
My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.html
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281490 ] |
Mi, 07 Juni 2006 18:43 |
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Toon wrote:
> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
> it's chosen for the Beast.
My favorite number is 668 - the next door neighbor of the Beast :-)
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281510 ] |
Do, 08 Juni 2006 02:53 |
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David wrote:
> Toon wrote:
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>>Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
>>luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
>>it's chosen for the Beast.
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> My favorite number is 668 - the next door neighbor of the Beast :-)
>
666 Candles - Molly Ringwald as the Beast.
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281533 ] |
Do, 08 Juni 2006 09:33 |
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On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:01:10 GMT, John VanSickle
<evilsnack [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
>Toon wrote:
>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:40:17 -0700 (PDT), brian [at] isi.edu (Brian Tung)
>> wrote:
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>>>John VanSickle wrote:
>>>
>>>>It is stated in HBP that seven is the most magically powerful number.
>>>>
>>>>Guess which number is the most evil?
>>>>
>>>>Hint: It is equal to the number of Horcruxes.
>>>
>>>What's wrong with six?
>>
>> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
>> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
>> it's chosen for the Beast.
>
>That is one of two possible reasons. The other reason notes that
>Solomon's annual income (I suppose from taxes and such) was 666 talents
>of gold; so the possibility may be that the Beast is, or is associated
>with, extreme materialism.
>
>Regards,
>John
Madonna? She is a Material Girl.
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281534 ] |
Do, 08 Juni 2006 09:34 |
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On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:18:40 -0700 (PDT), brian [at] isi.edu (Brian Tung)
wrote:
>Toon wrote:
>> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
>> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
>> it's chosen for the Beast.
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>In some traditions, yes. In other traditions, not so. In any event,
>six was/is considered magically good by some cultures; I think the
>ancient Greeks counted it so. Shouldn't the most evil number be one
>that is universally loathed (or at least not revered in any societies)?
So, it'd be 4,815,162,342?
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| Re: A Numerology Tidbit [message #281535 ] |
Do, 08 Juni 2006 09:35 |
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On 7 Jun 2006 09:43:29 -0700, "David" <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>Toon wrote:
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>> Tradtioanlly, any number before a good number is bad. 777 is the
>> luckiest ever. 666 becomes the unluckiest ever. That's the reason
>> it's chosen for the Beast.
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>My favorite number is 668 - the next door neighbor of the Beast :-)
Hagrid? He would try and make the Beats his latest pet. ""Arry, come
'ere. Look, it's the Bibical Beast. I call him Baby Cuddles."
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