It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answered the ultimate question

Re:It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answere... by nickthemagicman on Sunday October 17, 2021 @11:17AM (#28897077)

How come there were seven horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible?

and 12 disciples of Jesus?

and ten commandments?

It's real confusing.

maybe what it means since there's seven horsemen of the Apocalypse and six is the number for the human...7*6=42.

Maybe it means the horseman of the apocalypse and the human beings are going to be friends and the humans can get a ride on the back of the cool apocalypse horses.

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Re:It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answere... by linkdd on Sunday October 17, 2021 @01:52PM (#28898283)

4 horsemen, 12 apostles, 10 commandments, 7 deadly sins, 7 holy virtues, 3 aspects of the trinity (the father, the son and the holy spirits), 36 Lamed-Vav Tsadikim, ...

Numerology has been heavily used by the Torah and the Bible.

According to the Talmud, there are meanings behind numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significance_of_numbers_in_Jud...

So, 6 (days of creation) * 7 (completion) = 42 (one of the letter in one of the name of God)

Or any other combinations you want, because numerology has no true meaning. It's just playing with numbers.

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Re:It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answere... by webreac on Sunday October 17, 2021 @11:51AM (#28897316)

4 horsemen: sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague

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