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Springy Goddess
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Not Hep C -- It can actually be cured now in many patients using combination therapy (Usually Interferon, Ribavirin and occasionally a third agent).
Common cold is still not curable. It qualifies as "past art," disease-wise (i.e. it existed long, long before the pseudo-prophesy and Maria Alvaran can't claim credit for "predicting" it.) As for Aristeo's silly revisionist linguistics, two can play that game. Perhaps when Maria said "Ama" she intended it to be an acronym for "Astreja, Arthwollipot, (Blue) Mountain, AdMan, Akuma Tennou and Agatha," and the lot of us should file a class action lawsuit for being associated with false prophesies. Or perhaps she actually meant Throatwobbler Mangrove. Or Harry Potter. Or Batman. And perhaps that tragic recent typhoon in the Philippines is the One True God retaliatating for lying women under bedsheets uttering false prophesies in its name -- But I certainly hope not. I expect better from gods, One True or otherwise. Bottom line: Once the goalposts start moving and the post hoc bullseyes start being drawn, the word "prophesy" is rendered meaningless. |
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Muse
Join Date: Jan 2007
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What is a golem? The World Book Dictionary defines golem as “(in Jewish legend), an artificially constructed human being, given life by magic rites.” Pontius Pilate was a "golem". Jesus Christ created him from clay called “pila” similar to Him, and given life, when He was 12 years old, that is why he was called “Pilate” or in Filipino, “Pilato”. According to Ama, “Pilato” is “pila ito” or “this is pila”. Pila is a type of clay in the Philippines used to make earthenware. There is a town in Laguna province called Pila. Please read http://aristean.org/wp085.htm titled “Taken from the Jews”. It is only the true God that can give life, eternal life. You and me are given life by the true God, and not by our parents because they are just soil, believe it or not. Ama is the one who related the 19 prophecies including GOTACURAL. |
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Oh, give it up, "Peace" Crusader. Nobody's buying your or the hag's nonsense. Do you think if you keep repeating the same thing over and over again, that people are going to believe it? Try to THINK CRITICALLY for once. Those prophecies are either so vague that they are meaningless, or they did not come true. Ka Apaz is a fraud. And the golem story? That's something that maybe a six-year-old child might believe, when she believed in Santa Claus. |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Long Island
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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Detroit suburbs
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Off topic, but a personal plea. Peace Crusader, please come back to the "crucifixion" thread. I was waiting with baited breath for your calendar explanations for Jewish fasting.
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2012
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I'd take the guess that pakeha knows exactly what a golem is (or is not).
Pilate had been given a Filipino name? Can you prove it, or that's merely a coincidence? Oh, that Jesus god never mentioned ever in the OT. Yeah, I get it. 19 prophecies, 19 fails. I see a pattern here. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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This would be the same Ama who predicted that World War III would break out before the London Olympics? And you would be the same PC who promised to strop believing in Ama if that particular and specific prophesy did not come through?
Well, that makes her wrong, and you a liar. Norm |
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Springy Goddess
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Did you not get the "in Jewish legend" bit, Aristeo? Golems are mythical. They are storybook creatures, not real entities.
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I also believe that "eternal life" is an impossibility. Moreover, I don't actually want eternal life, and I certainly do not want to spend eternity in the presence of the god that you believe in. Stop repeating superstitious nonsense, Aristeo. Just stop it. The only reason I'm not laughing at you right now is that I'm appalled by your gullibility and infuriated by your inability to engage in genuine dialogue. I don't even pity you any more. |
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Hi, PC.
A golem is precisely what you claimed Pontius Pilate was. Created from clay, brought to life by magic. Your medium added some additional details, such as the golem was adopted by Tiberius Caesar and actually 'grew' from a 12 year old to manhood. Very imaginative. But imaginary, of course. Who communicated the GOTACURAL nonsense was a medium claiming to channel a spirit. A practise forbidden in Christianity, PC. Golems are an interesting subject and I was amused to see PC's medium claimed Pontius Pilate was one such. It's impressive how mediumship can take in people to the point they believe this sort of thing, isn't it? Mediumship is a dangerous scam, IMO. |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Nor Flanden
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Yeah, apart from that the story's totally plausible.
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NWO Litter Technician
Join Date: May 2004
Location: East of Sweeden
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord, in his wisdom, doesn't work that way. I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me. - Emo Philips
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Muse
Join Date: Jan 2007
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If you believe in what the spirit of Ama says, then change your unbelief in God to belief in the only true God who created you and who gave life to you. Change your ways. If before you are haughty, be humble. If before you belittle people, change that for we are all equal in the sight of God. Read the Holy Bible. I cannot save you. Religion cannot save you. Salvation to eternal life in Heaven can only be achieved by one’s efforts – his belief in the only true God and his works. |
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Muse
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Yes, “(in Jewish legend)” is part of the definition from The World Book Dictionary. I did not know that “golem” is a Jewish legend. It was mentioned by pakeha and since it was the first time that I heard the word, I looked it up in the dictionary. In my previous post, I quoted what the dictionary says. When did this legend start? Before Pontius Pilate was created or after he was created? Source of the legend? Who was the legend referring to? I also did not know before that Pontius Pilate was created in the image of Jesus until I heard what Ama said regarding the going of the Holy Family to Jerusalem when He was 12 years old. That is why Ama asked which is usually asked by older people, “Who was crucified: Jesus or Pontius Pilate?” Because they looked exactly similar. I have also mentioned in “Are the crucifixion nails of Jesus in Europe?” thread that when Pontius Pilate died and was buried, Ama, the one who gave the 19 prophecies, said that it flooded and the earth shook that is why they threw one of the nails used in the crucifixion of Jesus to the sea and it calmed down. The nail floated and found its way to Paris. These are the additional info regarding Pontius Pilate. What I am relating to you are what I heard from Ama. It is up to you whether you will believe Him or not. |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Graduate Poster
Join Date: Aug 2011
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I know exactly who gave me life, and neither of them was a god.
Never been haughty, although I have been naughty. I try not to belittle people, but I am only human. You are right, we are all equal in the non-existent eyes of a non-existent god. I have read the bible in the past, but have no intention of rereading it as there are thousand of other works of fiction that are more entertaining and better written. I don't need to be saved, thankyou, and heaven - if it existed - sounds like a very dull place to me. |
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Springy Goddess
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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And yet you quoted a dictionary definition that clearly states that it is a legend. Don't you actually read what you post?
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Slide Rulez 4 Life
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Launching the army, waiting for Hok to commit her forces (then the moles strike...)
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PeaceCrusader:
Given the numerous failed prophecies of Ama (especially the one about the 2012 Olympics not taking place due to WWIII, which you yourself said your faith in Ama would hinge upon), why do you continue to accept her claims uncritically? Why do you unquestioningly accept the stories she spins about Pilate being a Hispanic name (in the middle east 2,00 years ago!) meaning created from a certain clay (which no one in the region had access to) and how Pilate was created by Jesus and looked like Jesus, and floating nails finding their way to Paris, and 3 nails somehow winding up in 4 or 5 places at the same time? It has been demonstrated repeatedly in this thread that Amas prophecies are WRONG! It has been shown to you that all the wild tales she spins are no only unsupported by the Bible, but are physically, historically and logistically impossible. Ama is a con artist and a fraud. She has conned you. Whatever time and money you've invested in her, it is time to let it go. I realize you may feel, having devoted so much time and energy to following Ama, that leaving means admitting that your efforts were wasted. At this stage, though, it's better to admit to wasting time than to continue to waste your life on this rubbish. Please, PeaceCrusader. Leave the Ama cult. She hasn't told you one single thing that is true, and several things provable untrue. It's time to let go. |
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It is sad that this is necessary: Argumentum Ad Hominem: "You are wrong because you are ugly." Not Ad-Hom: "You are wrong and you are ugly." [X's posts are] ...as good as having 24 hours of Justin Bieber piped into your ears! - kmortis |
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Springy Goddess
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Thank you for that, X. Aristeo, here's a real-life analogy about why it's a bad idea to continue wasting time when you have a chance to make a change for the better.
I was in a relationship for 26 years, and finally walked out in May 2000. Do I regret the years I wasted there? Yes. I also lost tens of thousands of dollars when I gave up 50% of the value of a completely paid-off house as part of the divorce settlement. I spent 6 months in counselling, gained a lot of weight, and was on long-term prescription medications for the first time in My life. Do I regret leaving? No. Absolutely not. Not for a moment. Leaving that marriage was the best thing I ever did. It freed Me to pursue goals of My own choosing. In the past 12 years, this is what I accomplished:
Are you satisfied to spend the rest of your life in your little Australian house, Aristeo, offering unwanted religious advice to people who don't believe you? Or would you rather have life in abundance? What could you accomplish if you weren't worried about hurting "Ama's" feelings, or of losing your "salvation" in some heaven that may not even exist? What could you be doing with all that time if you weren't spending it defending the nonsense of a false prophet? Your future starts now. You can have something better, but only if you take out the trash first. (Springy G hands Aristeo a large green garbage bag) Whenever you're ready. |
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Correct me if I'm wrong, PC, but the golem question was discussed months ago. Did you really not follow it at all? The things Maria Alvaran has told her little inner circle can only be described as a monument to her bold crassness and the vulnerability of the group. Today, with Internet, her stories are debunked with ease, as we've shown you again and again. PC. Are you really not aware that your religion forbids mediumship? Go,girl! |
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Master Poster
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Hamilton New Zealand
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Oh lol, from another thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=249271) an engineered HIV cures a girl from leukaemia. Engineered HIVs are really a great achievement of modern medicine: past weekend French Telethon was aired and searchers told many times it was a good field of study. Looks like HIV GOTTA CURE ALL diseases, wink wink.
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Muse
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Long Island
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Thinker
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2012
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You cannot date a legend based upon a fictional event as you are trying to do. Since Jesus never created Pontius Pilate for clay, you cannot attempt to date the origin of the Golem legend to it.
As for the start of the Golem legend, it can be dated: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem#Earliest_stories A little research can be an astoundingly easy thing to do. You should try it. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Who is General Failure? And why is he reading my hard drive? |
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2012
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<offtopic>Ha! I just finished reading your astounding adventures in English, the French version was really good but not that funny though</offtopic>
But since Filipino uses a lot of Spanish/Latin roots... can't you see it? I'm Ama-zed of such a revelation. |
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Muse
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hard Corvallis, Oregon
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Just wanna say, I'm glad PC is posting again. All his weird stories are entertaining, and most of all, I learn a lot (not from PC, but from the rest of y'all).
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Muse
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Yes, I remember you mentioning about “golem” months ago in the “Are the crucifixion nails of Jesus in Europe?” thread. I said that Pontius Pilate was a “golem” because based on what I heard of what Ama, the one who said about the 19 prophecies being discussed here, related, Jesus created Pontius Pilate from clay and breathed life into it when He was 12 years old. Do you believe what Ama said? I did not know the word “golem”. I did not know that it was a legend. I did not know that it was a Jewish legend. Now, I can relate to what He said to what is being discussed here. Maria Liwayway Alvaran does not have a “little inner circle”. Her spirit leaves her body when Ama appropriates it. It is called in Filipino, “lakip”, the spirit of a person leaves his body to give way to an extraneous spirit whereas “sanib” is where the spirit of the person remains in his body and the extraneous spirit inserts himself into his body. So Ama is the one relating the event and not Maria Liwayway Alvaran or Ka Apaz. He is the one who related the creation of Pontius Pilate from clay and the place where the soil is “pila”. “pila”, BTW, is also a type of clay in the Philippines used to make earthenware. Ama related that Jesus gave life to it who looked exactly like Himself and who was adopted by Tiberius Caesar, the newly installed Emperor of the Roman Empire. Yes, “Today, with Internet, her stories are debunked with ease” – and can be proven as well with ease. So be discerning. I believe in what Ama said because I believe that He is the spirit of Jesus Christ. If God can make Himself as a human being in the person of Jesus Christ and lived with the people, can He not make Himself talk to people as a spirit? Christianity, in Exodus 20, says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” It also says in 1 John 4:1-3: “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confessed that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of anti-christ, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” How can we discern the good spirit and the bad spirit if we do not scrutinize what they say? Pick up what will be good for your soul and discard what will be bad. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2012
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You've already said that, but I'm not sure I understand. You're saying Pilate was... black ?
Discerning? Anyone who will look for Alvaran on Google will find JREF first. They'll know how much a failure her prediction of WW3 was. The more you speak about her, the more her true face will be known to the internets. Please continue spamming her nonsense. We couldn't help you — and I'm really sorry for that — but we'll help others to not fall into her trap of deception. Discernment there shall be. Of course not! You've chosen to stay with Alvaran, even when noticing the huge failure of her prophecies, only because you've spent too much time to turn your back on her now. But you're fully aware she's nothing but a false prophet. Could you remind me what's in the front cover of your Pasióng Mahal? Yeah, some even predict WW3 and imaginary diseases... |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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For the sake of the discussion, let's assume that the spirit exists. I would suggest that 19 failed prophesies constitute a "bad spirit", and should be discarded. How is WWIII going? Did the Olympics happen or not? Where is the Chinese 2 Billion strong army?
How is your eBay business selling used duct tape and pre-loved door stoppers going? Or did you buy any of this stuff in anticipation of WWIII in the first place? I am willing to bet that you did not, because you do not truly believe Ama-geddon's failures. You are not trying to convince anybody here of anything. You are simply trying to justify, in some curious manner, your utter failure at life because you fell for a fakir and need some sort of personal atonement for a completely wasted life. So sad. Norm |
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Mostly harmless
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Location: Nor Flanden
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Muse
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 955
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Yes, I believe in Ama’s teachings. They are what is found in the Holy Bible. And more. You know, it was prophecy that brought me to this group. I used to check what the various “psychics” say of what is in store the following year. Then I checked at the end of the following year whether what they predicted came true or not. What I read in 1982 in the 1980-03-30 issue of the Philippine Panorama are the 19 prophecies being discussed here. It had been two years since that Sunday magazine supplement had been published. I did not have the time to go to the address mentioned in the article as I was leaving for overseas work. It was only in 1983 during my home leave when I was able to go to the address. Not only does He discuss the Holy Bible but He also gives us new light to the stories in it like, for example, how Pontius Pilate was created, the birth of Jesus, His crucifixion, the story of the two thieves crucified with Jesus, the missing 18 years, etc. Did you know that it took me eleven years (1983-1994) before I believed that the spirit who we talk to is Jesus Christ? After believing Him in 1994, five years later, in 1999, I checked His revelations that Jesus was born on May 23 and died on August 17. In 2006, I have proven both dates to be true and correct. The year when Jesus was born? 33 BC. The year when He was crucified? 1 BC. |
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