antiskepticspray
Temporal Novice
It seems that John Titor has become something of a religious Icon, here... there.... and everywhere. The parallels to religious prophets who have come before are striking. For example religious prophets anounce who they areboldly, and make bold predictions about the future, wildly chastise their flock, and create multiple disciples, often choosing a few, or perhaps a single favorite.
Scholars sit around debating if the prophet really was who he said he was and wether or not he spoke the truth. Some believe with blind faith in the word of the prophet- others attempt to debunk the prophet citing the truth of science or some other speculative subject that prooves he was not who he said he was.
Often times the prophet said things that are simple common sense but commen sense isnt always the easiest thing to accept. Nor is it the easiest thing to see. People pretend to be the prophet returned from oblivion- and debunkers feed on the lies and deception of the imposter some citing that prophet never existed and it is all a lie, still others scream foul over an abrupt attempt at identity theft.
And truth be told everyone of the scholars sit around and wait for the prophets return.
JT sounds a bit like.... JC.
Now imagine that prophet leaving a secret handshake with a disciple before leaving. Why would he do this?
To be able to ensure the disciple would recognize him. The motivation here would be a personal one to ensure the disciple and he could meet again even if the prophet were in different form. It would be foolish for the disciple to share the handshake with one single person because anyone would be able to decieve the disciple and lay claim if it were in turn shared again and again by strangers.
The second reason the prophet would share the handshake with the disciple would be if he were a fake, so that at a time of his choosing he could reveal himself in his true form to the disciple, and the disciple would know the truth.
The third reason for a prophet to share a secret handshake with a disciple would be in the case of the Prophet never existing at all. The handshake doesnt even need to exist, in this case, just the idea of a handshake. The disciple would then be able to claim ownership of the prophets identity if they should ever choose and be the one and only person able to debunk all other claims, without having to explain the reason they know the imposter is an imposter because they were the imposter the first place.
But that is all just speculation because there has never been a prophet and disciple that shared a secret handshake in the event the departing prophet ever returned. Especially when the prophet made it SO very clear that they would not return nor would they be able to return.
At least not to my knowledge.
Scholars sit around debating if the prophet really was who he said he was and wether or not he spoke the truth. Some believe with blind faith in the word of the prophet- others attempt to debunk the prophet citing the truth of science or some other speculative subject that prooves he was not who he said he was.
Often times the prophet said things that are simple common sense but commen sense isnt always the easiest thing to accept. Nor is it the easiest thing to see. People pretend to be the prophet returned from oblivion- and debunkers feed on the lies and deception of the imposter some citing that prophet never existed and it is all a lie, still others scream foul over an abrupt attempt at identity theft.
And truth be told everyone of the scholars sit around and wait for the prophets return.
JT sounds a bit like.... JC.
Now imagine that prophet leaving a secret handshake with a disciple before leaving. Why would he do this?
To be able to ensure the disciple would recognize him. The motivation here would be a personal one to ensure the disciple and he could meet again even if the prophet were in different form. It would be foolish for the disciple to share the handshake with one single person because anyone would be able to decieve the disciple and lay claim if it were in turn shared again and again by strangers.
The second reason the prophet would share the handshake with the disciple would be if he were a fake, so that at a time of his choosing he could reveal himself in his true form to the disciple, and the disciple would know the truth.
The third reason for a prophet to share a secret handshake with a disciple would be in the case of the Prophet never existing at all. The handshake doesnt even need to exist, in this case, just the idea of a handshake. The disciple would then be able to claim ownership of the prophets identity if they should ever choose and be the one and only person able to debunk all other claims, without having to explain the reason they know the imposter is an imposter because they were the imposter the first place.
But that is all just speculation because there has never been a prophet and disciple that shared a secret handshake in the event the departing prophet ever returned. Especially when the prophet made it SO very clear that they would not return nor would they be able to return.
At least not to my knowledge.