• Case@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 days ago

    Wait wait wait, did Judaism invent the basic concept of a checksum?

    That is… very interesting. I know numerology and the like are very popular parts of Jewish occultism.

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      7 days ago

      It’s not specific to Judaism, any oral tradition relies on the length of a sentence and rhyming and repetitions to make sure you got the right phrasing. That’s how you come up with poetry and alexandrine and all that, everyone uses it.