Just when I thought I couldn't be any more suprised at the rubbish people believe, I heard an article about numerology on the Radio podcast More or Less. There's a follow-up article on the BBC website. I had heard a bit about numerology in the past, but it hadn't occured to me that people were using it to make decisions in the same way that other poor fools use astrology.
In the article, it mentions that Anita Roddick's daughter, Samantha used numerology in organising her business and that her 'consultant' numerologist Sonia Ducie also gets called in by companies to use her 'skills' to help with recruitment.
I just can't comprehend what goes on in people's heads that would make them see anything in these bizarre ideas.
But isn't the answer to to life, the universe and everything 42!
ReplyDeleteWell, a numerologist would say that the true answer is (4+2) = 6!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reservations on numerology. On a humorous note though, Douglas Adam's "Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy" series reckoned that 42 was the answer to the ultimate question – which turned out be “9 x 6 = ?”. Of course, most numerate people realise that 9 x 6 = 54. That said if we choose to count in a different numeric base, e.g. base 13, 9 x 6 does in fact equal 54. The moral of this is: We don’t always understand the question or the answer.
ReplyDeleteTypo above! At end should read:
ReplyDeletee.g. base 13, 9 x 6 does in fact equal 42. The moral of this is: We don’t always understand the question or the answer.
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