I think a prophet is a poet philosopher, a poetical philosophical, a poetic philosophic.
(I think I may be one.)

What is a prophet?

Ever think you might have met one?

Ever think you might be one?

How do you prove it?

I think a prophet is a poet philosopher, a poetical philosophical, a poetic philosophic.
(I think I may be one.)

What is a prophet?

Ever think you might have met one?

Ever think you might be one?

How do you prove it?

I have read much of your work and you seem to have alot to offer. Please be careful with absolutes as we can all get them wrong. LOL
Are you familiar with Socrates? If so than you know what he says about poets.

I can only guess what he ment in his statement was that all of you poets have the same problems as the rest of us. If you do not know what I mean read apology as it is a very short text. Socrates' Defense :detective:

A prophet is a man. Yes, it is always a man who believes he's right for the masses.

I think a prophet is a poet philosopher, a poetical philosophical, a poetic philosophic.
(I think I may be one.)

What is a prophet?

Ever think you might have met one?

Ever think you might be one?

How do you prove it?

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Ergo;162635 wrote:

A prophet is a man. Yes, it is always a man who believes he's right for the masses.

Please why only a man?
Luke 2:36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

A prophet is someone who speaks for god. In other words, an extremely arrogant SOB. Most are either deluded or frauds, which is necessarily the case as they contradict each other and say that different gods exist who speak to them.

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Read your own quote; she is a prophetess, not a prophet.

A prophet is someone who speaks for god. In other words, an extremely arrogant SOB. Most are either deluded or frauds, which is necessarily the case as they contradict each other and say that different gods exist who speak to them.

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Read your own quote; she is a prophetess, not a prophet.

If a prophet is one who speaks for God, is it possible for other men to judge their words from their finite perspective?

When I think of a prophet, like I said earlier, I think of someone who is speaking universal truths. For this reason, I would consider MLK, Gandhi, and even A.N. Whitehead as prophets. Heidegger believed very much that he was embarking on a religious journey with his philosophy, and I feel Whitehead felt the same way. If they describe their experiences as a communion with the divine, I think that is how they should be understood. And that, to me, is the life of a prophet. I think the essential message in Christianity is that anyone can be a prophet, if they are willing to let go of their own personal desires in order to see what is truly important.

Since those people all contradicted each other, some of them were saying things that not only are not universal truths, but are in fact false. Speaking in a universal manner or pontificating does not make what one says true.

A prophet does not have to only speak truth, for if he did he would cease being a prophet and become a God. Almost as if he would be the son of God.

Part of being a prophet is being Human. Humans have faults that at times cloud their judgment. Prophets, however, make themselves known in those occasions that they speak what is universally true, even if they do not always do so.

Just because you contradict yourself, or at times others, does not mean everything you have ever said has been false. A prophet does at times speak universal truths, and at times contradict himself. Sometimes it takes another prophet to decipher what was and what was not truth, but like I said earlier, I feel we all have the ability to be prophets, and that is why we study arts such as philosophy.

If someone claims he is a prophet but does not ever speak of universal truths, I would suggest that he may not be a prophet. The point of this thread is how to determine whether or not one is a prophet, and I said earlier, it will all depend on whether or not you believe universal truths exist.

If all it took to be a prophet were to speak a few universal truths occasionally, then probably pretty much everyone would be a prophet. All men are mortal, is one example of a universal truth. But there is nothing terribly profound or inspired or brilliant about saying a few universal truths.

Most people feel that universal truths are separate from religious convictions, but I think the essence of universality is that it transcends immediate material truths and touches upon a more spiritual notion.

There must be some sense where the word prophet is functional.

I think the time has come for each human being to become a prophet and not a preacher. we all need to hear the words of God-no need to speak them.

I think the time has come for each human being to become a prophet and not a preacher. we all need to hear the words of God-no need to speak them.

If a prophet is one who speaks for God, is it possible for other men to judge their words from their finite perspective?

Speaking in a universal manner or pontificating does not make what one says true.

A prophet does not have to only speak truth, for if he did he would cease being a prophet and become a God. Almost as if he would be the son of God.

Part of being a prophet is being Human. Humans have faults that at times cloud their judgment. Prophets, however, make themselves known in those occasions that they speak what is universally true, even if they do not always do so.

Just because you contradict yourself, or at times others, does not mean everything you have ever said has been false. A prophet does at times speak universal truths, and at times contradict himself. Sometimes it takes another prophet to decipher what was and what was not truth, but like I said earlier, I feel we all have the ability to be prophets, and that is why we study arts such as philosophy.

If someone claims he is a prophet but does not ever speak of universal truths, I would suggest that he may not be a prophet. The point of this thread is how to determine whether or not one is a prophet, and I said earlier, it will all depend on whether or not you believe universal truths exist.

I agree. I would this age has largely turned to the scientist as a sort of prophet. Few of us really know what modern science is about, excepting what trickles down in popularizations. And I include myself in this group. And yet we have a vague faith in science. Did we see the experiments performed? Do we really understand the equations? I like math, but some of those physics equations remain beyond me. I feel that we generally have an implicit immanent sort of pseudo-theology in this age. Stuff is god.