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<blockquote data-quote="john" data-source="post: 2665272" data-attributes="member: 5463">1-&nbsp; Any one who has lived 40-60 years would have observed that in their lifetime and assumed the future would have similar gains.&nbsp; Would have been impressive if it were more specific.&nbsp; If it described the internet that would have been cool.2-&nbsp; Not &quot;rampant.&quot;3-&nbsp; Not &quot;rampant&quot;.4-&nbsp; Not &quot;commonplace.&quot;5-&nbsp; Wishful thinking.6-&nbsp; Would have been a slight to other, opposing, preachers and religions at the time.&nbsp; These books weren&#039;t written in a vacuum.7-&nbsp; Not &quot;widespread.&quot;8-&nbsp; Historical and observational experience.&nbsp; It would be more impressive, knowing the past, to have made a counter prediction that came true.9-&nbsp; Retro definition:&nbsp; The term, used in modern times to describe an horrific event, was borrowed from the Bible.&nbsp; The Bible did not predict it---it was used to name it.&nbsp; Could have just as easily been dubbed &quot;The Jewish Apocalypse.&quot;&nbsp; 10-&nbsp; Wishful thinking and nation/religion building.&nbsp; What do you think the Bible was for?&nbsp; It was meant to market and brand a product to a people.&nbsp; Wouldn&#039;t you give them what they wanted to hear?&nbsp; Just listen to all the preachers on TV every Sunday doing the same thing.11-&nbsp; See #10.&nbsp; Would&#039;ve been more impressive if it said: &quot;A new nation, named America, will arise and it&#039;s language will be called &#039;English&#039; with a little &#039;Spanish&#039; thrown in.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="john, post: 2665272, member: 5463"] 1- Any one who has lived 40-60 years would have observed that in their lifetime and assumed the future would have similar gains. Would have been impressive if it were more specific. If it described the internet that would have been cool. 2- Not "rampant." 3- Not "rampant". 4- Not "commonplace." 5- Wishful thinking. 6- Would have been a slight to other, opposing, preachers and religions at the time. These books weren't written in a vacuum. 7- Not "widespread." 8- Historical and observational experience. It would be more impressive, knowing the past, to have made a counter prediction that came true. 9- Retro definition: The term, used in modern times to describe an horrific event, was borrowed from the Bible. The Bible did not predict it---it was used to name it. Could have just as easily been dubbed "The Jewish Apocalypse." 10- Wishful thinking and nation/religion building. What do you think the Bible was for? It was meant to market and brand a product to a people. Wouldn't you give them what they wanted to hear? Just listen to all the preachers on TV every Sunday doing the same thing. 11- See #10. Would've been more impressive if it said: "A new nation, named America, will arise and it's language will be called 'English' with a little 'Spanish' thrown in." [/QUOTE]

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