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minus-squareCase@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWait 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.
minus-squareUruanna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’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.
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.
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.