This is what the fortune teller siad to me but I want to know if it is a generic word or if it applies specificially to my situation... so tell me if this wrod applies to you?
a) you have ben given an opportunity to accomplish things not fulfilled in the past. I hear focus and patient endurance is needed. It's never too late to begin again
b) I see the color burgundy and I hear the word "he has been warned not to error" What I hear is "speed things up" "He will close your account"
c) What I sense is now is not the time for you to make your move there are some obstacles you have to overcome first
d) "My child it will come sooner than you think"
2007-08-22 01:29:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you want your answer to be chosen as best then list which ones apply to you and which ones don't
2007-08-22 01:40:13 · update #1
If you want your answer to be chosen as best then list which ones apply to you and which ones don't. Analyze every sentence in those four statements.
2007-08-22 01:46:33 · update #2
Correction, not a fortune teller but christians who said that they heard God's voice about issues in my life... This is what I've accumulated after about 20 conversations.
2007-08-22 02:03:40 · update #3
Correction, not a fortune teller but christians who said that they heard God's voice about issues in my life... This is what I've accumulated after about 20 conversations.
2007-08-22 02:12:02 · update #4
It all seems generic to me.
It could fit a lot of people in a lot of different situations.
And keep in mind, if you focus on the words too much, you could find a fit for them in just about any scenario you wanted.
2007-08-22 01:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by hypno_toad1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a. What person isn't given an opportunity of accomplishing things? It's what life is about. Everyone will accomplish things as long as they live.
b. This is very vague and anyone could read something into it.
c. This one feeds on your fear to act on doing something you desire. It serves not purpose but sounds good.
d. Life is too short for everyone and when things happen it seems like it sneaked up on us.
Scientists believe that several factors explain its popularity and anecdotal accuracy:
1. Predictions almost always use vague terms and do not lend themselves to falsification. Therefore, the prediction is never wrong, but a person's interpretation of it can always be wrong.
2. Confirmation bias predisposes people to look for cases where predictions can be interpreted as accurate more than they look to find inaccurate ones.
3. Consumers of fortune-telling services may also fail to realise that statements made about them might reflect reality, but would equally apply to most other people (for instance, the statement "you fought with your parents sometimes as a teenager" applies to a large majority of people). This is the Forer effect.
4. Fortune-tellers usually exhibit skills at reading people and telling them what they wish to hear (the technique of "cold reading").
5. A person who performs a divination for himself or herself may be using his or her reactions to the arbitrary stimuli (such as tarot cards) as a way of mentally organizing his or her own thoughts.
6. Predictions can be a source of amusement and diversion.
7. Predictions can reduce anxiety about the uncertain future.
8. When making a decision based on incomplete information, the fortune teller or oracle can reduce the anxiety associated with guessing.
9. It can be an external source of authority to invoke in support of a decision to be made, or in defense of a decision that was made.
10. The predictions themselves can cause the subject to alter his or her behaviour in a way that makes the predictions become true, see self-fulfilling prophecy.
11. Fortune-telling in the context of an individual's belief system has a good chance of being believed.
atheist
2007-08-22 08:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a) and c) are incredibly generic. They apply to anyone and are just "Truths" (however true they really are). b) is so vague as to be useless unless it means something absolutely dramatic to you like Your bank's colours are Burgundy and he's threatening to close you accounts unless you pay, there's nothing in it. Funny I signed a new mortgage with a Bank who's colours are Burgundy today but there was no hurry up involved (It did involve closing three accounts and opening three new ones!).
d) certainly doesn't apply to me but could easily be something picked up if you said you were getting frustrated by trying to conceive (for example)
I think this sounds like the usual nonsense I read in horoscopes every week to be honest.
2007-08-22 08:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Quandary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of those could apply to anyone, in any situation. Seems like a rip off to me. For it to be applicable there would have to speak about something specific that pertains to my life, and my life alone. With specifics as to the situation and the people involved.
by the way, "b" with the "he will close your account" sounds like a spam email, you know, the ones that claim to be from Paypal or your bank, that say "your account is in jeopardy of being closed, please click this link to verify your information". Identity theft type of stuff.
2007-08-22 09:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jworks hit the nail on the head so to speak. If you want to go to a fortune teller as a form of entertainment, I guess that is OK, as long as you remember, it is just "entertainment" All that mattered to the fortune teller was that you paid your money. They rely on the fact that people who come to them are insecure and they are seeking answers to a better life. Their advise is almost always generic and would apply to almost anyone.
Jesus Christ, on the other hand, does not need your money. He just wants your heart.Proverbs 16:7-9 says"When a mans ways are pleasing unto the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness than great income with injustice. The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps."
Thrust the Lord and He will direct your life.
2007-08-22 08:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Completely generic. It could mean anything to anyone. Fortune tellers are con people. Don't waste your money.
2007-08-22 08:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what you have written could apply to almost anyone anywhere ever . think about how wide the statements are and do they actualy answer any questions . they are all terms used widley mostly by those who wish to boost their bank accounts .
in addition we have free will so no told future is a certainty as even you can change it at will.
2007-08-22 08:35:49 · answer #7 · answered by matt culling 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jean,
I do not go to Fortune Tellers because I feel they are not GODLY and I want to speak with the GODLY for such advice. It would hold for almost anyone in my opinion. I believe this would be true for me also. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-08-22 08:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by Eds 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah they all seem pretty generic to me.
b) means don't drink too much cheap wine or you'll get drunk. You've been told not to drink & drive, so go home now while you're sober cos when you get caught, you'll lose your license.
Common sense, really.
2007-08-22 08:45:47 · answer #9 · answered by St John the Blasphemist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything except "b". This is very sophistocated voo-doo. You can find answers to your problems without a third party intercessor like this. You can get similar or same results if you would but pray...that is like a private telephone line straight to God. His advice will come to you as a whisper in your mind and soul. Not to this soothsayer.
2007-08-22 08:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋