The type that would be the tipping stone between proving and disproving a larger set of values, or teachings; or ultimately, a preaching. The type that convinces an intellectual, undeniably it seems, that it is a reflection of a greater meaning. The type that is used in any preacher’s agenda of topics to discuss to win an argument.

The game of probability plays a huge role in the alleged truth of predictions and prophecies. So does the vagueness, and of course, after all, if one puts faith in prophecies as the factor that proves a larger set of rules, then any true prediction must be taken back to the person preaching the prophecy for a divine proclamation.

In the endless vector of time, the ever-growing number of incidents that occur, either on a personal, local, regional, continental, or even global level; there is a massively large probability of a foretold prophecy to actually take place. The vagueness of prophecies also needs to be taken into account: very little words, with a very basic, general meaning are usually used in stating predictions. The two factors combined together present a good outlook of why and how some predictions take place, even if told a thousand, two thousand, or a mere hundred years ago. To sum it up, a vague, generalized prediction told a thousand years ahead of an incident that takes place then has the potential of actually happening; that is not to say that the person preaching the prophecy has supernatural powers, but it’s to say that the two factors combined can bring that sort of outcome; it is as if to say, “there will, one day, be a war over water” — enough said?

What makes it all the more interesting though, is that predictions are really chosen selectively; for the convenience factor, of course. That is, choose the predictions that suit your needs, and ignore the ones that don’t fit in your overall argument. If a single rule is adopted, then that must be taken across all examples of that rule; as in, if the prophecies of a religion is adopted as proof of the validity of that faith, then where do the prophecies of people such as Nostradamus fall?