File No. 271 [Is the Future Visible?] Who are the prophets? To believe or to doubt

“Do people who can see the future exist?”

This question has fascinated humanity for thousands of years.

There are many people in the world who are said to have
“predicted the future.”

For example,
Nostradamus
Baba Vanga

Why are they called “prophets”?
And could they really see the future?

■ What is a prophet?

In a word, a prophet is...

👉 someone who speaks of future events or “something” unseen

However, this word actually has two meanings.

■ “Prophets” (religious) and “Seers” (future-telling) are different things

If you don't know this, you will misunderstand.

● Prophet (Religious type)

A being who “receives” the word of God and conveys it to the people.

Representative examples:
Moses
Muhammad

👉 They are not people who predict the future, but
messengers of God.

● Seer (Future-telling type)

A being who foresees or predicts the future.

Representative examples:
Nostradamus
Baba Vanga

👉 This is the “person who predicts the future” that is generally imagined.

■ Why are they said to be “accurate”?

This is the most important point.

To start with the conclusion—

👉 Most of it is 'hindsight'.

For example, Nostradamus's prophecies are written in very vague terms.
Because of this,

they are structured so that

• they can be applied to any event

• and interpreted as 'this is it!' after the fact.

In other words,

the prevailing view is that

👉 they did not predict the future, but rather assigned meaning after the fact.

■ The reason why people still believe

So why are people drawn to prophets?

The reason is simple.

1. Because the future is uncertain

People feel strong stress about an 'unknown future'.

👉 That is why they want to rely on someone who 'knows'.

2. Because they seek a story

People want to believe in 'meaningful events' rather than 'coincidence'.

👉 Prophecy gives 'meaning' to the world.

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3. Only memories of hits remain

Failed prophecies are forgotten, and
only the ones that came true are talked about.

👉 In psychology, this is called "confirmation bias."

■ So, are prophets all liars?

This is where it gets a bit interesting.

It cannot be completely denied either.

Because,

• intuition

• predictions based on experience

• pattern recognition

are the reasons why,

👉 there are definitely people who possess the ability to "read the future plausibly"

.

However, that is considered to be,

👉 not supernatural power, but "human cognitive ability"

.

■ Summary: The true identity of a prophet

A prophet is—

👉 a being who speaks of the future

but in reality,

• Religious messengers

• People with superior foresight or intuition

• And idols created by human psychology

It is a mixture of these three.

If there really are people who can see the future—

Why is the world so uncertain?

Even so, people are still searching for prophecies somewhere today.

Perhaps the reason we want to know the future is because we want to feel secure.

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