tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post8175027842385105614..comments2024-01-07T05:17:58.943-05:00Comments on Orthoprax: Who Knows Thirteen?Orthopraxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649055168953784384noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-76955895423392870942008-03-22T20:23:00.000-04:002008-03-22T20:23:00.000-04:00BD,True, I've heard of that. Not really an issue n...BD,<BR/><BR/>True, I've heard of that. Not really an issue nowadays though.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tiger,<BR/><BR/>Well, given how I don't believe any of these number issues have a particularly religious source, it's more a matter of human superstition than anything about religion per se.Orthopraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649055168953784384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-47818269751950651782008-03-21T22:15:00.000-04:002008-03-21T22:15:00.000-04:00That picture's rather amusing. Of course, I hear a...That picture's rather amusing. Of course, I hear about this sort of thing all the time, but it's different when you see photographic evidence like this - makes it more satisfactorily absurd and laugh-worthy! Being afraid of numbers is a rather strange concept. <BR/><BR/>Then again, any kind of numbers have me shaking...no mind for math at all!Jewish Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262751671021588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-71296930301888515672008-03-21T17:16:00.000-04:002008-03-21T17:16:00.000-04:00This discussion demonstrates how religion is about...This discussion demonstrates how religion is about primitive foolishness. Fear of numbers? Give me a break.<BR/><BR/>The symbols that give me the "willies" are the Crescent Moon and Star, the Cross, and the Star of David.Tigerboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794153016636051988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-32341556318961507632008-03-20T12:48:00.000-04:002008-03-20T12:48:00.000-04:00"...fair of zugot"Ugh. That should read 'fear'. To..."<I>...fair of zugot</I>"<BR/><BR/>Ugh. That should read '<B>fear</B>'. To be fair, I fare much worse on Purim when I'm drunk. I even bumped into a fir, once.Baal Devarimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490450025721108241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-70984514951991649102008-03-20T12:38:00.000-04:002008-03-20T12:38:00.000-04:00"while us Jews are ok with numbers"Actually, there..."<I>while us Jews are ok with numbers</I>"<BR/><BR/>Actually, there's an extensive demonology in the Talmud (and some later sources) connected with the fair of <I>zugot</I> (pairs). This apprehension sometimes extends to anything that comes in even numbers.<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine an elevator with <B>all</B> even-numbered floors missing? That would be...... odd.Baal Devarimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490450025721108241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-12945257302765539492008-03-18T15:08:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:08:00.000-04:00"This always struck me as rather amusing given tha..."This always struck me as rather amusing given that from a Jewish perspective 13 is actually a good number."<BR/><BR/>This always struck me as rather amusing given that it doesn't actually take away the thirteenth floor, it merely renames it as the fourteenth.Kylopodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932528611103718373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-6853224976447555392008-03-14T13:12:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:12:00.000-04:00Read this:13: The Story of the World's Most Popula...Read this:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/13-Story-Worlds-Popular-Superstition/dp/1568583060" REL="nofollow">13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition</A><BR/><BR/>A fun read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-36735197348516177692008-03-14T02:19:00.000-04:002008-03-14T02:19:00.000-04:00Speaking about numbers, this link discusses 666 in...Speaking about numbers, this link discusses 666 in Kabbala:<BR/>ohr.edu/ask/ask277.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-52685068168096452802008-03-14T02:17:00.000-04:002008-03-14T02:17:00.000-04:00"Obviously this isn't because the buildings are sh..."Obviously this isn't because the buildings are short, but rather because of the common superstitious fear of the number thirteen. "<BR/>Well, to be fair, nowadays it's probably not so much because of a 'common superstitious fear', but because of tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-46628871729698211972008-03-14T00:09:00.000-04:002008-03-14T00:09:00.000-04:00Probably more than our fair share, as FH was allud...Probably more than our fair share, as FH was alluding to.Orthopraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649055168953784384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-21858425664559453762008-03-13T23:52:00.000-04:002008-03-13T23:52:00.000-04:00"Are there any bad numbers in Judaism"Nope, Just h..."Are there any bad numbers in Judaism"<BR/><BR/>Nope, Just heard a speech on this. Kinda interesting, they can twist any number into something good.<BR/><BR/>But then, while us Jews are ok with numbers,, we do have our fair share of superstitions.frumskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10333247.post-47768771382899850232008-03-13T21:21:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:21:00.000-04:00Don't they skip floor 18 in Israel because that is...Don't they skip floor 18 in Israel because that is the gematria of egoz? Or maybe it's 17...Frum Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815538809825229710noreply@blogger.com