Does the Bible code exist?

I saw that program too, and I was skeptical at first, but now I'm not so sure. I do believe that the statistical probabilities for the various words appearing in such close juxtaposition in a given matrix is so large as to make it hard to doubt. Like most of those on the show who believe it is real, I DON'T think it can be used as a predictive tool.

I am a religious person, and to me, the code just reinforces what I already believe; there is a God, and He's omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is in control of it ALL.

I found it interesting that THC ran a Nostradamus show right after those two. I've tried reading Nostradamus, and gave it up after a short time because it's so vague, you can interpret just about anything you want to from what he writes. The BC, on the other hand, does seem to offer much more specific information. Again, the statistical probabilities that such detailed, related information could appear in such close phsyical proximity by random chance is just something I can't buy.

SpecialED?I'm not so sure that the Bible Code isn't bunk.On the surface it looks to me like it's wish fullfillment on the part of a group who want to believe.I am open,however,to the possibility that I'm wrong.
About Nostradamus?Well,it has been 20years since I last tried reading his prophecies.They were difficult to follow & seemed,to me,to be even more of a wish fullfillment type of thing.
Alot of people believe all of the Bible.Alot of people believe some of the Bible.Alot of people believe in either none of the Bible,or they believe in something else altogether.
One other thing that bothers me is that both ignore,for the most part,the non-Judeo(sp?)Christian world.IIRC the Japanese involvement in WWII is mentioned as is the Vietnam Conflict but that's it.
Is that because the Far East was relatively unknown when both were written & only VERY important(ie.Western) things stand out in History?I understand that for alot of the last 100yrs it can be argued that the U.S. has been @ the center or maybe forefront of modern history.It just seems elitist to me to think that a "code"was written a couple of thousand years ago that,by default,proves that non-JudeoChristian peoples have only a minor role to play in World events.
I'm reminded of the old saying that 3 billion Red Chinese don't give a ****.It seems to me that they would care ALOT.& be in a position to make their opinions known.So,why are they basically ignored?[on a only mildly related note I'm thinking of George Hill's post on THR re.newer Chinese tanks & their abilities compared to our own Abrams tanks-they ARE moving into a postion to make themselves the A#1 BIG DOG on a global scale]

I'm also bothered that while Nostradamus' prophecies require you to only fit current events to his vague wordings,the Bible Code requires you to treat the Bible as a big crossword puzzle.So,is the Bible the Word Of God as translated by Man?Or is it just a crossword puzzle that maps out the past,present,& (possible)future?

If it's the first,then well,nothing changes.There are just a few people looking for something that,only by coincidence,can be found.& then only if they already have the answers to the questions that they're looking for.

If it's the second-just a puzzle/map-welllll,that's a whole different kettle of fish.That would mean to me that whatever I(or you) do has already been mapped out.That your life is pre-ordained.That there is no point in striving to be more.& that same attitude is EXACTLY what you were pre-ordained to be/do.I rather don't like that idea myself.If I want to be a bum then so be it.Conversely,if I want to be Thurston bloody Howell,I'll do that!
sorry,starting to ramble.

Anyways-if I'm wrong,please,edumacate me.