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Re: Atheism is Witchcraft

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Am 19.09.2016 22:19, schrieb Smiler:

>>>> Prophets are rare exceptions from a rule, that generally would not
>>>> include direct contact or interference.
>>>
>>> I can make biblical type prophesies as accurate as any in the bible. I
>>> prophesy, with 100% certainty, that it will rain within the next 24
>>> hours.
>>
>> Well, yes. But the value of a prophecy increases with its usefulness.
>
> Do tell of a useful biblical prophesy, one not so vague as to be useless.
>
>> If you are able to correctly predict the lottery numbers, you will
>> certainly get more for your prophecies than for your weather forecast.
>
> Where did the bible make a prediction as specific as the lottery numbers?


The bible does not make predictions, you did.

You wrote:
[Quote]
"..I prophesy, with 100% certainty, that it will rain within the next 24
  hours."

[\Quote]

You seem to confuse 'prophet' with 'fortune teller'.

A typical prophet would be Mohammed or Buddha.  And what they did not 
do, was predicting the weather.

TH

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Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-18 00:20 +0000
  Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-18 06:20 +0200
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-09-17 23:36 -0700
    Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-18 15:26 +0000
      Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-18 20:06 +0200
        Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-19 20:19 +0000
          Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-19 23:22 +0200
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-19 23:56 +0000
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Ted&Alice <sam.m.tedesco@gmail.com> - 2016-09-20 00:18 +0000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-20 12:32 +0000
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-09-21 05:14 +0200
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-21 14:15 +0000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 10:13 +1000
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-22 04:03 -0400
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2016-09-22 11:51 -0500
                Re: Theism is Witchcraft Wisely Non-Theist <aaa@bbb.ccc> - 2016-09-22 11:04 -0600
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2016-09-22 14:10 -0400
                Re: Atheism is Witchcraft hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-09-22 17:55 -0700
            Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-20 17:58 -0400
              Re: Atheism is Witchcraft Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-21 01:03 +0000

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