Any followers of Jesus here???????

[bellenuit]

Therefore, the probability of a minimum 7.0 quake on a specific date in the next year in L/A area is about 0.00001.

Don't forget that there are probably thousands of charlatans out there who are predicting a severe LA earthquake on specific dates and their predictions taken together probably cover ever day of the year ten times over.

When a big earthquake does arrive, the few that were right will be telling us about their special powers to converse with the deity. We will hear nothing from the others until one of their countless predictions happens.

Even those not right about the LA prediction will still be justifying their predictions with statements that they forgot to adjust to changes in the calendar made by Caesar or whoever, or that their dream said it would be a Pacific city with a religious sounding name and they incorrectly assumed it to be "Los Angeles" instead of "Christchurch"

 

[Chris45]

Hahaha, is it any wonder cults and nutbags like Weatherbill survive and manage to fleece people of their hard earned.

You mean like this? Did Weatherbill fleece people of their hard earned savings? I must have missed that bit.

 

[malachii]

New Zealand is Australia's closest neighbour, and supposed to be the object of genuine affection under all the ribbing which occurs on both sides.
I'm blown away by the fact that there has been no appeal for any funds to assist the people of Christchurch.

G'day Julia

I beg to differ - there is a relief program under way.

TAS sending planeload of fresh water, Vic sending planeload of med supplies, NSW sending planeload of food, WA sending boatload of steel and QLD sending planeload of replacement Kiwis.

malachii

PS - Was this a bit too soon?????

 

[trainspotter]

Apparently New Zealand is sending a planeload of sheep in return.

 

[Julia]

I was reading somewhere today that this quake may have been a blessing in disguise, as due to the lack of any recent large earthquakes, Christchurch has a lot of older brick buildings whereas most of the other high risk cities don't any more. If you look at the bright side, this quake has allowed most of those brittle buildings to be removed with no loss of life whereas in a really big quake they would be totally disaggregated piles of bricks.

That's a reasonable point, of course. But it's sad to see some of Christchurch's original and beautiful old buildings gone.

And Australia will be supplying 500,000 replacement Kiwi's.

NZ would always make them welcome anytime, regardless of earthquakes.

1 city, large number of insured premises, no loss of life, first world country.

You could say that Australia is also a first world country, assume large number of insured premises, and a confined area regarding last year's bushfires. But it didn't take long for an appeal to be started for those people. It's less about money than a showing of support.

I think people would be outraged if there was a wide-ranging appeal for funds.

Do you? Ah well, I guess we all have different outlooks.

G'day Julia

I beg to differ - there is a relief program under way.

TAS sending planeload of fresh water, Vic sending planeload of med supplies, NSW sending planeload of food, WA sending boatload of steel and QLD sending planeload of replacement Kiwis.

malachii

PS - Was this a bit too soon?????

Really? Do you have a link to all this largesse?

 

[nomore4s]

Hahaha, is it any wonder cults and nutbags like Weatherbill survive and manage to fleece people of their hard earned.

You mean like this? Did Weatherbill fleece people of their hard earned savings? I must have missed that bit.

I never said Weatherbill fleeced anyone - see the like. I'm just implying that the fact people fall for this sort of nonsense allows con artists & cults to exist.

It amazes me that you are even taking him half seriously.

 

[Chris45]

It amazes me that you are even taking him half seriously.

I simply said I thought it was curious/interesting that the Christchurch quake transpired as it did but, obviously, posting anything other than ridicule and condemnation of Weatherbill in this thread is like stirring up a fire-ant’s nest so I’ll leave it there.

 

[malachii]

Really? Do you have a link to all this largesse?

Sorry Julia - a very poor bad taste joke. In future I'll keep my attempted humour to myself.

malachii

 

[trainspotter]

Sorry Julia - a very poor bad taste joke. In future I'll keep my attempted humour to myself.

malachii

I got the joke malachii ... I even posted a response. Never give up trying !

 

[Julia]

I got the joke malachii ... I even posted a response. Never give up trying !

Your response was duly noted. Perhaps I'm lacking in being unable to see the situation as funny, but I have friends and family who have lost their homes and it simply doesn't seem all that funny to them, or to me.

 

[trainspotter]

Guess in this situation all you can do is try and make light of the situation ... afterall what else can you do? If you lose your sense of humour you are lost IMO. Life is too serious as it is without looking on the bright side every now and again.

We have Weatherbill predicting MEGA Tsunamis and California to fall into the ocean all because he read a pack of cards at a Texas Fold 'em game and God instructed him to go and tell the world the dates. Now that is funny.

 

[Ruby]

We have Weatherbill predicting MEGA Tsunamis and California to fall into the ocean all because he read a pack of cards at a Texas Fold 'em game and God instructed him to go and tell the world the dates. Now that is funny.

WB has now apologised (on his website) for his error. Apparently the devil deceived him.

 

[trainspotter]

WB has now apologised (on his website) for his error. Apparently the devil deceived him.

Does this mean I have to put the cover back on the 9 foot Bruce Montgomery shaped quiver ?? Awwwwwww shucks.

 

[tech/a]

Apparently the devil deceived him.

This guy just gets better.
Now there is a Devil as well.
Obviously he's the Joker in the deck!

 

[Twiddle]

This thread is a classic showpiece for typical psychological flaws humans posses such as confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance.

These types of people never say "Gee, my prediction was wrong. Perhaps I am wrong about having magic powers? Perhaps I have been mistaken all along?"

Instead they justify their failing by inventing excuses. This behavior is common to most people, not just the "crazy" ones.

James Randi, an ex magician, runs a challenge called "The million dollar challenge" which provides a prize of $1,000,000 (obviously ) to anyone who can prove they have paranormal abilities.

The James Randi foundation and the claimants are both involved in designing the test in such a way as to be fair to the claimant and allow them to demonstrate the claimed ability (if they actually do posses it) but also to ensure any chance of cheating or self deception is eliminated. Once a test protocol is agreed upon by the claimant and the James Randi foundation, the test is performed.

Unsurprisingly, no one claimant has ever demonstrated paranormal abilities.

However... every single person who has failed, has blamed the James Randi foundation for their failure, not themselves or a lack of paranormal ability.

 

[bullet21]

This thread is a classic showpiece for typical psychological flaws humans posses such as confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance.

These types of people never say "Gee, my prediction was wrong. Perhaps I am wrong about having magic powers? Perhaps I have been mistaken all along?"

Instead they justify their failing by inventing excuses. This behavior is common to most people, not just the "crazy" ones.

James Randi, an ex magician, runs a challenge called "The million dollar challenge" which provides a prize of $1,000,000 (obviously ) to anyone who can prove they have paranormal abilities.

The James Randi foundation and the claimants are both involved in designing the test in such a way as to be fair to the claimant and allow them to demonstrate the claimed ability (if they actually do posses it) but also to ensure any chance of cheating or self deception is eliminated. Once a test protocol is agreed upon by the claimant and the James Randi foundation, the test is performed.

Unsurprisingly, no one claimant has ever demonstrated paranormal abilities.

However... every single person who has failed, has blamed the James Randi foundation for their failure, not themselves or a lack of paranormal ability.

Randi is a legend. This clip never gets old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB9Hf7ERvXE