JREF Homepage Swift Blog Events Calendar $1 Million Paranormal Challenge The Amaz!ng Meeting Useful Links Support Us
James Randi Educational Foundation JREF Forum
Forum Index Register Members List Events Mark Forums Read Help

Go Back   JREF Forum » General Topics » Religion and Philosophy
Click Here To Donate

Notices


Welcome to the JREF Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today.

Tags end times , prophecy , religion

Reply
Old 15th December 2008, 01:02 PM   #1
Third Eye Open
Graduate Poster
 
Third Eye Open's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Washington state, USA
Posts: 1,402
All history (Ex: 9/11) explained by the phrase 'stuff will happen to people' by me

This simple phrase, uttered by me five minutes ago, explains every event in history perfectly accurately!

Take the events of 9/11 for example. The word 'stuff' can be said to represent the planes that crashed that day, the words 'stuff' and 'plane' have the same amount of letters!! And they 'happened' to the 'people' in the buildings! Am I a genius yet?

Also, the holocaust! 'Stuff' can be said to be the Nazis, and they 'happened' to 'people', the Jews!

I have tried to find explanations for how this phrase can so well describe human history, and the only feasible explanation I can come up with, is that I must be God!
__________________
"Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."- Friedrich von Schiller
"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature." - Thomas Jefferson
"Let all your troubles go, cling to the joy of living..." - Heavenly
Third Eye Open is offline   Quote this post in a PM   Nominate this post for this month's language award Copy a direct link to this post Reply With Quote Back to Top
Old 15th December 2008, 02:37 PM   #2
TobiasTheViking
Resident Viking Autist
 
TobiasTheViking's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: With your mother
Posts: 6,923
huh?
__________________
He pricked me with his prick that prick - NobbyNobbs
Endearingly Obnoxious - Rebecca Watson
TobiasTheViking is offline   Quote this post in a PM   Nominate this post for this month's language award Copy a direct link to this post Reply With Quote Back to Top
Old 15th December 2008, 02:39 PM   #3
triadboy
Master Poster
 
triadboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Posts: 2,556
What about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria that started WWI?
triadboy is offline   Quote this post in a PM   Nominate this post for this month's language award Copy a direct link to this post Reply With Quote Back to Top
Old 15th December 2008, 05:37 PM   #4
Hokulele
Official Nemesis
 
Hokulele's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Trying to decide whether to set defenses against an army, or against mole rats.
Posts: 27,269
Originally Posted by Third Eye Open View Post
I have tried to find explanations for how this phrase can so well describe human history, and the only feasible explanation I can come up with, is that I must be God!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika
__________________
Yvette: "Blasty! Blasty! Blasty!"
Some person: "Why did you shoot that?"
Yvette: "Blasty! Blasty! Blasty!"

- Tragic Monkey
Hokulele is offline   Quote this post in a PM   Nominate this post for this month's language award Copy a direct link to this post Reply With Quote Back to Top
Old 16th December 2008, 12:09 PM   #5
LarianLeQuella
Elf Wino
 
LarianLeQuella's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun
Posts: 1,995
Reminded me of something I saw near 9/11 that may entertain. Hopefully I will not run afoul Rule 10.

11 Letters

If you read the email going around about the number "11"
for the past few weeks, you will love David's response to it.
I don't know who David is, but his response is worth reading!

Make sure you read beyond the Original Letter!

ORIGINAL LETTER:

The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11 September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year.
119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran. 1 + 1 + 9 = 11 Twin Towers - standing side by side, looks like the number 11 The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11 I Have More.......
State of New York - The 11th State added to the Union New York City - 11 Letters Afghanistan - 11 Letters The Pentagon - 11 Letters Ramzi Yousef - 11 Letters (convicted or orchestrating the attack at the WTC in 1993) Flight 11 - 92 on board - 9 + 2 = 11 Flight 77 - 65 on board - 6 + 5 = 11


DAVE'S RESPONSE:

Oh my God! How worried should I be? There are 11 letters in the name "David Pawson!"
I'm going into hiding NOW. See you in a few weeks.
Wait a sec ... just realized "YOU CAN'T HIDE" also has 11 letters! What am I gonna do? Help me!!!
The terrorists are after me! ME! I can't believe it!
Oh crap, there must be someplace on the planet Earth I could hide! But no ..."PLANET EARTH" has 11 letters, too!
Maybe Nostradamus can help me. But dare I trust him?
There are 11 letters in "NOSTRADAMUS."
I know, the Red Cross can help. No they can't... 11 letters in "THE RED CROSS," can't trust them.
I would rely on self defense, but "SELF DEFENSE"
has 11 letters in it, too!
Can someone help? Anyone? If so, send me email.
No, don't... "SEND ME EMAIL" has 11 letters....
Will this never end? I'm going insane!
"GOING INSANE???" Eleven letters!! Nooooooooooo!!!!!!
I guess I'll die alone, even though "I'LL DIE ALONE"
has 11 letters.....
Oh my God, I just realized that America is doomed!
Our Independence Day is July 4th ... 7/4 ... 7+4=11!

~Dave

PS. "IT'S BULL$H!T" has 11 letters also.
LarianLeQuella is offline   Quote this post in a PM   Nominate this post for this month's language award Copy a direct link to this post Reply With Quote Back to Top
Reply

JREF Forum » General Topics » Religion and Philosophy

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:49 AM.
Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
© 2001-2012, James Randi Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer: Messages posted in the Forum are solely the opinion of their authors.