What do you think about his prophecies and do you think that we could learn from them to avoid disaster in the near future?
2007-10-28 14:21:13 · 16 answers · asked by Ancient Warrior DogueDe Bordeaux 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
His prophesies cannot be used in any meaningful way because in order for a prophecy to be useful, you have to have three pieces of information, in the same prophecy. What it is that will happen, where it will happen, and when. None of Nostradamus' works include all of these things, and they tend to be unclear in more than one of these areas. So, we can make them fit whatever events we want them to, retroactively. But as for actually using them to avoid disaster in the future- alas, only one thing can help us do that- the careful application of common sense.
(Mind you, I believe in prophecies, having precognitive dreams myself. And I can tell you, about fifty percent of the time you don't know what they mean until after they happen, even when they're yours. To try making sense out of someone elses. . . I'll pass thanks.)
2007-10-28 14:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The future can not be predicted, because, outcomes can be change. God, wants us to work at solving our problems, and contribute to the creation of a better world. God does not make the future happen a certain way. We can make sure any possible nightmare scenario, does not happen, but we have a lot of work to do, since we don't have a world in very good shape at this moment. A real prophet would warn people, so they could remedy the situation causing the possible bad outcome.
2007-10-28 21:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the future does not exist. If it did then all those that believe in 'free will' have some serious adjustments to make. If the future exists then it is like saying it already has happened and that evolves to the conclusion that if it has already happened then everything is pre-ordained. Murderers were ordained to be murderers, those murdered would have been ordained to be murdered, etc.
If the future exists then the choices you make now are not really your choices. Choices decide the outcome of future events but if those future events already exist then there is no free will in making choices.
2007-10-28 21:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ahmad H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Nostradamus knew what he was talking about. Most of his Quatrains were written so strange though that they are really hard for the everyday man to understand them.Some can be understood though. We really do need to pay attention to them. Edgar Cayce says about the same thing in many of his but he is easier to understand.
2007-10-28 21:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Ava 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deuteronomy 18:21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Deu 18:22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
2007-10-28 21:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by Molly 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No and no. His prophecies are so vague that they could be interpreted many ways. Without amazement, many of them have been.
I do, however, find books about them fascinating (I have several).
2007-10-28 21:27:51 · answer #6 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I am Gazoo, and I'm pretty skeptic of Nostradamus, though he is better than many other famous psychics/prophets...
2007-10-28 21:25:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
His "prophecies" are just quatrain poems that can be interpreted to mean any number of things.
2007-10-28 21:28:15 · answer #8 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
His "prophecies" are about as clear as Revelations. You can read anything in them after the fact.
2007-10-28 21:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No! The man was a raving loony! His vagueness was the key to his sucess!!
2007-10-28 21:26:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋