In <1r63v05a8qqbhlve8ou4m58pkodstddjdb@4ax.com>, on 01/21/05
at 06:20 PM, John Fields said: >>>
>>>Judaism: 14 million
>>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>John, Do you ever do order-of-magnitude-rationale checks before you
>>post?

>---
>Reality checks? Sometimes I do, but not this time.

>Yeah, it looked a little high to me too!^)

>Got any "real" numbers?

The "God" of the internet, or at least "he who knows all," that being
Google, says that the Jewish population of the earth is estimated at 13 to
14 million.

From:	Jim Thompson
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:13:44 -0700

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:46:21 -0700, uvcceet@juno.com wrote:

>In <1r63v05a8qqbhlve8ou4m58pkodstddjdb@4ax.com>, on 01/21/05
> at 06:20 PM, John Fields said: >>>
>>>>Judaism: 14 million
>>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>John, Do you ever do order-of-magnitude-rationale checks before you
>>>post?
>
>>---
>>Reality checks? Sometimes I do, but not this time.
>
>>Yeah, it looked a little high to me too!^)
>
>>Got any "real" numbers?
>
>
>The "God" of the internet, or at least "he who knows all," that being
>Google, says that the Jewish population of the earth is estimated at 13 to
>14 million.
>

That's hard to believe, unless it's based on only those unafraid to
acknowledge their faith.

...Jim Thompson
--
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

From:	John Fields
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:40:38 -0600

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:13:44 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:46:21 -0700, uvcceet@juno.com wrote:

>>The "God" of the internet, or at least "he who knows all," that being
>>Google, says that the Jewish population of the earth is estimated at 13 to
>>14 million.
>>
>
>That's hard to believe, unless it's based on only those unafraid to
>acknowledge their faith.

---
You find everything hard to believe unless it happens fit your notion
of what's believable.

--
John Fields

From:	Jim Thompson
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:40:38 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:13:44 -0700, Jim Thompson
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:46:21 -0700, uvcceet@juno.com wrote:
>
>>>The "God" of the internet, or at least "he who knows all," that being
>>>Google, says that the Jewish population of the earth is estimated at 13 to
>>>14 million.
>>>
>>
>>That's hard to believe, unless it's based on only those unafraid to
>>acknowledge their faith.
>
>---
>You find everything hard to believe unless it happens fit your notion
>of what's believable.

It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

From:	John Fields
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:07:21 -0600

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

>It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)

---
I feel the same tug.

--
John Fields

From:	keith
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:15:46 -0500

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:07:21 -0600, John Fields wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
> wrote:
>
>
>>It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)
>
> ---
> I feel the same tug.

I dated a Jew in high school. He mother did *not* approve. I ended up
marrying one of her friends.

--
Keith

From:	Jim Thompson
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:26:53 -0700

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:15:46 -0500, keith wrote:

>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:07:21 -0600, John Fields wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)
>>
>> ---
>> I feel the same tug.
>
>I dated a Jew in high school. He mother did *not* approve. I ended up
>marrying one of her friends.

My youngest son dated a Jew after college. Her mother, her father and
her grandparents, and all her family for that matter, very much
approved of this very moral, upstanding, ATHEIST young man.

They've been married for seven years and have a three year old
daughter (the SED group has seen her picture); she will be raised in
the Jewish faith.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

From:	keith
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:21:32 -0500

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:26:53 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:15:46 -0500, keith wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:07:21 -0600, John Fields wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)
>>>
>>> ---
>>> I feel the same tug.
>>
>>I dated a Jew in high school. He mother did *not* approve. I ended up
>>marrying one of her friends.
>
> My youngest son dated a Jew after college. Her mother, her father and
> her grandparents, and all her family for that matter, very much
> approved of this very moral, upstanding, ATHEIST young man.

I was *fine* after I was married. Until then...

> They've been married for seven years and have a three year old
> daughter (the SED group has seen her picture); she will be raised in
> the Jewish faith.

I've seen her picture. A fine looking child. I trust it didn't come from
your side. ;-)

--
Keith

From:	Jim Thompson
Subject:	Re: What Is God?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:18:37 -0700

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:21:32 -0500, keith wrote:

>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:26:53 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:15:46 -0500, keith wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:07:21 -0600, John Fields wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:20:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It's just that I relate more to Jews than to Christians ;-)
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> I feel the same tug.
>>>
>>>I dated a Jew in high school. He mother did *not* approve. I ended up
>>>marrying one of her friends.
>>
>> My youngest son dated a Jew after college. Her mother, her father and
>> her grandparents, and all her family for that matter, very much
>> approved of this very moral, upstanding, ATHEIST young man.
>
>I was *fine* after I was married. Until then...
>
>> They've been married for seven years and have a three year old
>> daughter (the SED group has seen her picture); she will be raised in
>> the Jewish faith.
>
>I've seen her picture. A fine looking child. I trust it didn't come from
>your side. ;-)

No she looks very much like her mother, with beautiful long black
hair.

My children are good looking, too, just like their mother. I'm the
only ugly one ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.