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'The Number 23' gets equation wrong, ends up a zero

Abstract:
Stop me if you've heard this one before - a funnyman decides to go serious in a movie in which he discovers a book has been written about his life. But, it doesn't star Will Ferrell and it's not Stranger Than Fiction.

Though its similarities stop there, The Number 23 is a prime example of a bad concept made worse....

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Bobb999

posted 3/05/07 @ 4:02 PM EST

The Number 23 Enigma didn't begin with this movie! Strange coincidences involving #23 were noticed by William S. Burroughs back in the early '60s, associated especially with death and disaster, often in the form of disaster headlines, such as "Montreal Apt. Blast kills 23". Writer Robert Anton Wilson learned about #23 from Burroughs, and went on to experience uncanny 23-coincidences in his own life. For Wilson, although a dark side to 23 was acknowledged, he mostly viewed it as a positive signal in his life's journey. For 25 years, like Burroughs,I have noticed 23 in uncountable disaster news items. Carrey, in his real life has personally been obsessed with the many odd 23-coincidences he's noticed. The belief of Carrey, Burroughs, Wilson, and myself,is that something beyond sheer chance is afoot with the 23 Enigma! Jungian synchronicity is an explanation. That is, something, er, cosmic, is at work! I have an informative 23 Blog with excerpts of 23 writings from Burroughs,and Wilson,plus comments from Carrey on #23. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=86201106
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