1) So general that there is no way to know whether there is an increase of something (e.g. how can we tell whether more kids have been disrespectful to their parents over time?)
2) Probability is in favor of an outcome (e.g. more people would be against the church. This is likely since the church was already a controversial and persecuted minority at the time of writing, saying that more people would leave was not exactly a revelatory statement)
3) The earth going through cycles (e.g. various weather/geological phenomena, the writer was just thinking up something but he only appears to be right because of these cycles)
4) Self-fulfilling prophecy (e.g. Israel becoming a nation or rebuilding the temple)
5) A lucky guess every now and then (e.g. an increase in wars or the acceptance of homosexuality and other alternative sexualities). But two correct guesses among a few dozen predictions is not a really good track record if you ask me.
6) Also, an important note: The Bible does not directly say anything about the media. It only refers to people's actions on an individual level. The closest thing that comes to a reference of today's media is "strange affections" and "lovers of pleasure"...although these fit in with the above fallacies, 1 (or 5) and 1(and/or 2), respectively. The acceptance of something in the media is merely an extension of our own willingness to display it, but it doesn't mean that such things were not acted upon in private before. Saying that the Bible discusses modern media is a logical leap and has no real basis. People back then had no concept of such a thing. When dealing with natural vs. supernatural, it is best to assume the natural is true.
Is my logic airtight on this or does it need some tweaking? If any Christian answers this, there's a chance you may be blocked, it just depends on how annoying you are.
I posted this around an hour ago but one user told me that I wasn't using logic. Maybe he's wrong, though. I just need some more opinions to help me make sense of where I'm going wrong, if anywhere.
The thing is he backed it up THOROUGHLY. I'm not sure I agree with him on every point, though...
2) Probability is in favor of an outcome (e.g. more people would be against the church. This is likely since the church was already a controversial and persecuted minority at the time of writing, saying that more people would leave was not exactly a revelatory statement)
3) The earth going through cycles (e.g. various weather/geological phenomena, the writer was just thinking up something but he only appears to be right because of these cycles)
4) Self-fulfilling prophecy (e.g. Israel becoming a nation or rebuilding the temple)
5) A lucky guess every now and then (e.g. an increase in wars or the acceptance of homosexuality and other alternative sexualities). But two correct guesses among a few dozen predictions is not a really good track record if you ask me.
6) Also, an important note: The Bible does not directly say anything about the media. It only refers to people's actions on an individual level. The closest thing that comes to a reference of today's media is "strange affections" and "lovers of pleasure"...although these fit in with the above fallacies, 1 (or 5) and 1(and/or 2), respectively. The acceptance of something in the media is merely an extension of our own willingness to display it, but it doesn't mean that such things were not acted upon in private before. Saying that the Bible discusses modern media is a logical leap and has no real basis. People back then had no concept of such a thing. When dealing with natural vs. supernatural, it is best to assume the natural is true.
Is my logic airtight on this or does it need some tweaking? If any Christian answers this, there's a chance you may be blocked, it just depends on how annoying you are.
I posted this around an hour ago but one user told me that I wasn't using logic. Maybe he's wrong, though. I just need some more opinions to help me make sense of where I'm going wrong, if anywhere.
The thing is he backed it up THOROUGHLY. I'm not sure I agree with him on every point, though...