Numerology: comes the revolution.(What are the Chances?)

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: Dudley, Underwood | Copyright information

The use of gematria demonstrated that coincidences can happen by chance. This is exemplified by the numbers of 57s that number-hunter Arthur Finnessey found in the American Revolution, as published in his book entitled 'History Computed.' Finnessey was motivated to undertake the task of looking for 57s in the American history when he observed that four US presidents were inaugurated at the age of 57 and all head the list of the presidential data in an encyclopedia. This indicate that some eve...

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