In Preparation for Detour, Part 5 - Exhibit A

Here's something to think about; a number I'd like to get into your head....

                    10⁷⁹

That's 10 to the 79th power... A "10" with 79 Zeros behind it.

A Million has 6 Zeros...
1,000,000

A Billion has 9 Zeros...
1,000,000,000

A Trillion has 12 Zeros...
1,000,000,000,000

A Quadrillion has 15 Zeros...
1,000,000,000,000,000

A Quintillion has 18 Zeros...
1,000,000,000,000,000,000

Now, one-quintillion is a very large number. Very. And we've only identified a 1 with 18 zeros behind it. But what do you call a number that looks like this?

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

To clarify: One-billion is equal to one-thousand millions. One-trillion is equal to one-thousand billions. One-quadrillion is equal to one-thousand trillions.... and so on, and so forth.

So what do you call a number with 79 zeros behind it? "Big" seems wholly inadequate, though it is in fact very very big. It's more like "stupendously huge, very big, big slammin' huge!" If it could be poured from a spigot it would fill this planet to overflowing for billions, if not trillions, and gazillions of years.

So what's your point, Eric? What's so important about 10⁷⁹ ?

It is the "estimated" number of electrons in the entire "known" universe. And considering that we know very little about the universe it's safe to say that number is a conservative estimate at best.

More to come.



Next:
In Preparation for Detour, Part 5 - Exhibit B

Previously:
Detour, Part 4 - Comparing Translations to Established Christian Doctrines
Interlude No.1
Detour, Part 3 - Manuscripts, Translations, and "Why the KJV?"
Detour, Part 2 - The Nature and Limits of God... and why this is important
Detour, Parenthetical - "What Will Shortly Follow"
Detour, Part 1 - "Preamble"
Warning: Detour Ahead