What is Les's stance on the Bible codes?
He is not refuting or pooh-poohing reports of Bible codes that mathematicians in Israel are seemingly finding, but he is not ready to jump on them because they are so fantastic. They tell him nothing more than he already knew: the Book is supernaturally put together, with every letter in exactly the right place.
Les explains that although news media and mathematicians in Israel seem to be finding Bible codes, he is not refuting it or pooh-poohing it. Yet because it is so fantastic, he is not ready to jump on it. For him, the codes do not tell him anything more than he always knew: this Book is supernaturally put together, and every letter of this Book is in exactly the right place. This connects with his point that faith comes in because the Book says so, not because it can be laid out on a laboratory desk and picked apart. He also recalls reading an article by a mathematician in England in the 30's who presented it to the House of Lords.