tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post1268000506337160909..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Was Charles Lindbergh Sr. a prophet?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-16133472099068723312009-01-28T13:49:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:49:00.000-05:00I realize this question is rhetorical not in need ...I realize this question is rhetorical not in need of an answer. <BR/><BR/>Being the philosphical geek that I am by nature, I wondered about people who never thought through this question. <BR/><BR/>And if people had, whether or not there would have been Jonestown, Waco, or Heaven's Gate, et. al., where so many people lost their lives because they were deceived by so-called "prophets". It's difficult if not impossible to be deceived when individuals think critically and objectively for themselves and check out what people tell them.<BR/> <BR/>This question presupposes that "prophets" exist now or have ever existed at all and that the only meaning of a "prophet" is limited to predicting the futute.<BR/><BR/>If prophets do not exist or have never existed, then the question becomes moot--case dismissed.<BR/><BR/>But not so fast! Before it can be dismissed, we must be careful not to make the same logical mistake David Hume made regarding the miraculous by defining them out of existence rather examining alleged evidence.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if there is such a thing as a "prophet", then we would have to have some criteria of what a "prophet" is and what their purpose is. <BR/><BR/>Just because someone claims to be a prophet or others attribute "prophetness" to someone else, does not necessarily mean that someone is a prophet.<BR/><BR/>So at this point, it really isn't possible to know whether Charles Lindbergh, Sr. was a prophet. It would require further investigation which most people these days don't want to bother with because they're too interested in American Idol or the latest on Brittany Spears.Jay Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170850586783653546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-34989934411066997572009-01-28T13:31:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:31:00.000-05:00Maggie,Whether prophet or sage, let us hope that C...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>Whether prophet or sage, let us hope that Congress, and if not them the People, remember the words of Laurence J Peter:<BR/><BR/>"It's never too late to change a bad decision."Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-83097878890363366842009-01-28T13:12:00.000-05:002009-01-28T13:12:00.000-05:00Maggie - Ever heard of the book The Creature from ...Maggie - Ever heard of the book <I>The Creature from Jekyll Island</I> by G. Edward Griffin? I originally picked it up because the title caught my attention; my husband and I honeymooned on Jekyll Island. <BR/><BR/>But it's a book about the creation of the Federal Reserve; the back blurb includes: "This book is about the most blatant scam of history. It's all here; the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity."<BR/><BR/>I must admit I haven't finished it yet, at 600 pages, it's almost as imposing as Atlas Shrugged, but some may be interested in finding out the history on the creation of the Federal Reserve.DeeDee Liedelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567259716599270756noreply@blogger.com