Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything (42)
25 Mar
My wife recently bought the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for me. I have been reading it off and on for some time now. I would have to say that it is one of the most quirky books that I have ever read. I never know quite what to expect. Well, one part of the story speaks of this super computer that calculates the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything”. Turns out that the answer is 42 (for those of you not aware of the book, Google also “calculates” this question). Keep that in mind.
Today I was doing a bible reading plan over at YouVersion.com and as I was going through the Gospel of Matthew, I came across the following:
So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.
Very interesting. 42 generations from Abraham until Christ. 42 generations to the promise. Christ is 42.
Wow, that is very interesting. I wonder if it is just coincidence or if there was some purpose to it?
Well, I am pretty sure that Douglas Adams is an atheist and didn’t mean for the biblical reference. But, who knows?