On Feb 9, 10:52*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:

He is a mathematician by training..."

"I have hardly ever known a mathematician that was capable of
reasoning" (Plato)

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that mathmeticians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine
man in the bonds of hell" (St. Augustine)