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Enrique Yalung (100690405 & Anushree Shirke (100682984)

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Prophets, a servant of God and or Goddess, that said to spread the word of thier religion and or faith as well as doing "miracles" in said name.
The dictionary describes a prophet as follows:
"one of a band of ecstatic visionaries claiming divine inspiration and, according to popular belief, possessing magical powers."
Red Flags: Confirmation Bias, Appeal To Authority,  Ancient Wisdom, Proof of Verbosity, Ideological Support and Confusion with Correlation and Causation. More later on the next Point `False Prophets``

Prophet. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2018, from
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/prophet

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False prophets are labelled as such in the title, but to put it into a more apporiate word would be ``sham``  Why this was indicated as such as the person in the image below, his name is ``Asaram Bapu`` a spiritual leader or known as a ``prophet`` that teaches a a ceremony known as a ``Diksha`` which is usually a one to one ceremony that bestows Transcendal spiritual knowledge, destorys the seed of  ``sin`` and ignorance.

To us this, a couple of red flags appeared to us that is appeal to authority, Ideological Support, Ancient Wisdom, and Mystical Energy. There is quite a bit of inconsistences like, ideals that cannot be repeats such as the so called Transcendal Spiritual Knowledge and the destruction of sin and ignorance.  Now that has a flaw in itself. This comment in itself is ignorant, we as humans will be oblivious to somethings in this world and there fore be a bit ignorant. To say that your not and your perfect is far from the truth.

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Mordern prophets do not nessecarily mean that there true or their false.  It also does not mean that they have so called "mystical" powers or one thing or the other.

These modern prophets like Martin Luther King Jr. Had a message and need it to be delivered to the people and then make a change in order for a social change and a hierach change.

The Red Flags in this is more to Ideological support as it`s more based on an idea or an ideal of somesort to portray your thoughts and feeling and make it into a driving force into what will be  a social change or equality rights.

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This video is pertaining to a  so-called "Godman" Asaram Bapu  is being charged with rape, his alibi was that the girl had a demon in her and had to be exorcised via sex. This is appauling and unbecoming of a so called person called a "prophet"  And what is worse, that his followers still follow him and so call "worship" him even after the rape has occured

The red flags I found where, idealogical support, Confirmation bias and appeal to authority.
I added appeal to authority

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🇮🇳 India: Asaram Bapu rape case verdict expected today | Al Jazeera English

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This small video below pertaining to  "Do prophets still exist today?" It states of how in catholic/christianity faith that a prophet then asked about personal issues such as adultery, debaurchery and other personal issues. But was quickly shunned away now the prophets now use gimmicks like " God will give you money" or " God will bless you with a fortune"

These to us feel that there is quite alot of ideological support and also Confirmation Bias. As in hops God will intervene and give you these things just because a so called "prophet" says so? As well as a true missionary asks these question in time, however now no one asks the real question like the prophets did back then, being honest and direct to hit the problem at the core.

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This article written by Matthew Sweet is telling on how there are many so called "prophets" in this era stating "... What gives them prophetic status is the fact that all of them have authority of some sort, whether it comes from the respect of their peers, the adulation of their followers or the intensity with which their advice is sought by colleagues, politicians, opinion-formers or the public... "
As i stated in my tab " Faith And Logic"  I noticed that there is a deep correlation with all of these posts that all seem to have a "Confusion with Correlation with Causation and Confirmation Bias", as well there are many others such as Ancient Wisdom, Mystical Energy and Appeal To Authority, however more on the two italized points.

With the Confusion, they think that some sort of higher power, or social status that gave them authority is how they done thier works where it could be that it was a coincidence or with Confirmation bias, they want o believe that it's true and in their mind it is.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/prophets-of-the-21st-century-1315626.html

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This man here by the name of Prophet Edd. In my so humble opinion I would name him, "Faking Edd"  as most of his so called predictions are more of a textbook skeptoid definition of what is a "psychic"

He predicts and gives the people what they want to hear for example: Healings, Fortune, Reading of his/her surroundings.

In my so humble opinion this is a sham, as most of his red flags are Confirmation bias, Ideological support and Ancient Wisdom. Another way he is a sham, ask yourself when watching the video. Does a prophet wear a very expensive watch to a sermon? or even wear something that seems expensive in the matter? I though Prophets are meant to symbolize humiltiy?

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One of The most Accurate Prophets In the World

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This article is providing evidence that the prophecy in the bible are vague and at best very coincidental. As stated"...Do I find the argument presented credible? Nope, especially when we face claims such as “God restored the Jews to their ancient homeland, fulfilling many other specific Old Testament prophesies”, and yet can’t be bothered to even reference one of them..."

The writer of the article seemed not too convinced by the notion that a all powerful being states they will being them to their anicent homeland. The question brought up is: where is this homeland? and if there was such place why leave? and furthermore if any notion of "homeland" is rhetorical for Heaven, then wouldn't the whole notion of returning is completely moot?

The Red Flags, I found where Confirmation Bias, Ideological Support and Ancient Wisdom.
https://www.skeptical-science.com/religion/claimed-evidence-prophecy-bible/

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This is an article based on the starting of the Asaram Bapu "Godman" legend. It vaguely describes that the author "Sandip Roy" had his uncle whom a boy at the time was a daredevil maverick whom loved to climb trees, now has a piece of iron metal stuck in his throat. This was deemed a risky surgery to any doctor of this day and age. However this holy man by the name of "Khyapa Baba"
came by and the mother asked for his help. A few days later, the boy vomitted the iron piece  out and soon rushed to hospital, while the holy man was vomitting blood and saying it's done.

One of my red flags as I read this article is definitely: Confusion with Correlation with Causation and Confirmation Bias. This defeats the logic and those whom believed will follow or whos gullible enough to follow. This incident happened after the boy coughed out the piece and yet he's vomitting blood out which could mean a illness not a divine power.
https://www.firstpost.com/india/asaram-bapu-convicted-of-rape-the-reign-of-modern-babas-is-sustained-by-deepening-chasm-between-logic-and-faith-4446605.html