The selection of the number 28 (and especially it's repetition in both directions) looks
like numerology to me.
Not exact matches
In
numerology, numbers run from one to nine to determine things
like your personality and your life's path.
Of course, Behe then again, in court, under oath, had to admit that this would also make things
like astrology and
numerology science.
I guess you never read up on Isaac Newton to discover that he was very big into the occult, alchemy (making gold with a magic Philosopher's Stone),
numerology, and the
like.
Treister's interests tend towards esoterica
like Hebrew
numerology, alchemical diagrams, Tarot cards, and secret power structures
like spy networks or government mind - control programs.