2006-10-24 11:15:24 · 5 answers · asked by Silvia P 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
it's a christian thing, probably came from the ancient greeks. it's numerology, which is superstition, which is a christian's meat and potatoes.
actually i guess the old testament used it, too. here is a list of the symbolic meanings of 7 to various superstitions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_%28number%29#In_religion
basically i think the number is just the most unusual number that is still nice and small. people can only remember about seven bits of information at one time, they say in psychology. (chunking).
2006-10-24 11:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its also the number of perfection in the Bible and other scared texts too. Also almost everyone, when asked to think of a random number, always picks 7. try it! Strange? I think so!
2006-10-24 19:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Zinc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my number is 8
2006-10-24 18:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by sugababe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't. It's the number symbolizing perfection.
2006-10-24 18:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It carries magic.
Seven seals.
Seven chakras
2006-10-24 18:19:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋