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I think He can be forgiven a little roundoff error.

ER — 12/15/2008 1:40:49 PM (archived)

The question is, why didn't he just make pi = 3.0 and save generations of schoolboys the need to memorize all thise extra digits?

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Flat Earth Debate in Iraq - zed - 12/14/2008 11:51:14 PM
- The old guy is no fool, but he is crazy. - ER - 12/15/2008 12:34:47 AM
  - Actually, I was referring to the other old guy (n/t) - zed - 12/15/2008 12:42:33 AM
    - By "old guy", I referred to the "fla- earther". - ER - 12/15/2008 2:24:08 AM
      - The one that usually pops up regarding the Bible is the "pi = 3" bit. (n/t) - TB - 12/15/2008 2:53:27 AM
        
        I don't know if the Bible actually says that, - ER - 12/15/2008 2:59:00 AM
        
        The Bible is like a Bush political prisoner. - Bowser - 12/17/2008 6:50:03 AM
        
        Sort of. - TB - 12/15/2008 4:14:07 AM
        
        I think He can be forgiven a little roundoff error. - ER - 12/15/2008 1:40:49 PM
        
        God in the mathematics - TB - 12/15/2008 5:21:55 PM
        
        Have you seen the film "Pi"? - ER - 12/15/2008 7:23:11 PM
        
        What sort of algorithm for Pi is used to calculate those decimal places? - Bowser - 12/16/2008 5:59:43 AM
        
        There are lots of ways - ER - 12/16/2008 3:35:12 PM
        
        None of whom I could relate to a circle or it's diameter. - Bowser - 12/17/2008 3:04:41 AM

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