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Why Orunmila’s Divination System Uses Eight Bits

Why did Orunmila settle on an eight-bit system of divination? A two-, four-, or six-bit system can provide answers, while a 10-bit system would create more than 1,000 possible signs. The argument is that six bits may be too limited, whereas 10 bits would be unnecessarily difficult to learn. With eight bits, there are 256 possible combinations. This may offer enough depth to express complex ideas without making the system excessively large or stressful to master.

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mel

What makes eight the useful balance here: the number of possible signs, the ease of learning them, or something else in the system?

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emeka

Exactly, eight feels like a sweet spot: structured enough to be useful, but not so much that learning becomes wahala.

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jayjay

The comparison with two, four, six, and ten bits makes the choice of eight sound like a balance between range and complexity.

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julia

Saying ten bits would be unnecessarily difficult needs more support; difficulty alone does not show why eight is the best fit.

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hala

A helpful explanation would show the number of signs at each size, then relate that scale to how people actually use and remember them.

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