Nostradamus

[Hate Is Art]

What you all think of this suposed "Prophet?" Is there any truth in his strangly cryptic quantrains.

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Quite simply no, an impossibility.

[New Tolerance]

Well, with these prophets it's kind of like astrology.

When something happens that seems to resemble what the prophecy says, people jump up and down and say: "omg, it's true."

But when something in contray to the prophecy happens, people don't pay attention to it, and think: "well, it's not the prophets' fault, he probably knew that this will happen, and it's actually a part of the prophecy, but he just didn't bother to mention it..."

[Pawn Power]

When something happens that seems to resemble what the prophecy says, people jump up and down and say: "omg, it's true."

this is very true

I think Nostradamus is a load of crap but i dont know alot about him so i shouldent say that

[redstar2000]

Load of crap sums it up quite well.

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[7189]

I think its because people are always trying to find miracles in their lives. The average proletarian has such a boring life that he or she'll do anything for something fantastic to happen, like an old prophecy coming true. This is why Catholicism for example, which is a faith centred around miracles amongst other things, is so popular in countries where there is a large number of poor people and workers, like South American countries. Of course, Che changed that...but it still lives on in the minds of many proletarians. It's fundamentally due to ignorance and boredom.

[Jesus Christ]

i can come up with the most vague shit ever too :blink:

[Karo de Perro]

I once read how that a certain ruler went to consult with the Oracle of Delphi which was supposed to be a priestess of Apollo gifted with the ability to predict future events .. well,as the story goes the ruler ask what the outcome of a potential conflict with a rival empire would be to which she said,'I see a great empire being lost' at this the ruler went on with his campaign,but the empire that was lost was his own.

This is the trick of supposed prophecies,to speak in generalities or else in some cloaked manner so as to bedazzle and dumbfound in matters which the ignorant haphazardly give themselves to by possessing little to no confidence in themselves.

Only fools inquire of soothsayers and charlatans,those of the most base mentality who eagerly gobble up every sorta bullshit that the clever flings at them.

Having said this it should now be understood what regard I hold for Nostradamus and those like him ... as for his book of cryptic verses ... I think such would be most beneficial on a cold night before a fireplace with no fuel.

[Don't Change Your Name]

Load of Crap or a Prophet?

Option #1, absolutely.

Anyone can invent a sotry without giving details and some day they might become true. For example someone could have said, before the 9-11 terrorist attack, that "two giant brothers will fall down". If one is a prophet one would say "the WTC will fall down".

[Ziggy]

but the oracle of delphi was so much cooler! she sat atop a crack in the earth that emitted gas which got her stoned, nostradamus just stared at a mirror :lol:

[Ian]

I once met a colourful character who rode a bicycle once when I was handing out flyers for an antiwar rally, he claimed to be Nostradamus' descendant and that Nostradamus had predicted the Iraq war, he then proceeded to voice his hatred of Arabs.

Guess insane fuckwits is a Nostradamus family trait.

[Anarchist Freedom]

i would love to beleive what he says but i personally its just people making what he says into what occured.


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[Lardlad95]

Everyone is a prophet...why? because most of us can predict shit that happens. Not important shit. But I can predict that if I sleep with my brother's girls friend we'll have a fight. Or I can predict who will win the American presidential election and there is an equally good chance I could be right.

Nastradamus made predictions that were feesible because they were so vague. Also since they very rarely had specific dates it was possible for them to occur in any time period.

[Adamore]

Originally posted by [email protected] 12 2004, 07:45 PM
but the oracle of delphi was so much cooler! she sat atop a crack in the earth that emitted gas which got her stoned, nostradamus just stared at a mirror :lol:
nostradamus ate wild mushrooms man only found in the mountians of france and spain

[Adamore]

shrooms good yeaaaaa :ph34r: :blink: :P

[IPkurd]

what do people here think about the bible codes?

[Hate Is Art]

what are the bible codes?

[quaz]

Of course nostradamus was a prophet, so am I.
Watch:
In future technology will advance, society will change and there will be wars.

See, its amazing isn't it.

[CubanFox]

Nostradamus was a man who spent his time saying very vague things that have been, by vast stretches of the imagination, linked to events.

Any vague "prophecy" is bound to come true eventually.

And for every "hit" there are a thousand "misses". There are what, a dozen quatrains that are frequently quoted to "prove" that Nostradamus was the "prophet" of "things to come"?

And how much did he write? Volumes and volumes!

[IPkurd]

[QUOTE] what are the bible codes? [QUOTE]

i couldn't really find good link but here we go

bible codes (http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/torah.html)

[Guerrilla22]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2004, 01:07 AM
what do people here think about the bible codes?
The bible codes are an even bigger load of shit, than Nostradamus, how you can say that the bible predicts stuff by conviently circling different letters is completely laughable.

[IPkurd]

The bible codes are an even bigger load of shit, than Nostradamus, how you can say that the bible predicts stuff by conviently circling different letters is completely laughable.

the thing is, the guy that really believes in them(cant remember his name) does not believe in God :blink: which is weird when you believe in hidden codes in the first testiment

[refuse_resist]

Any vague "prophecy" is bound to come true eventually.

Exactly. Anyone can think of something to say that doesn't mean much and turn it into their own meaning.

[Guerrilla22]

I prophecize that the US will invade anther country again someday, write me up in the history books.

[imperator]

from what i've seen, the bible itself, is (put mildly) manipulative and innaccurate.