Problems with the Catalyst Theory

[High Spy]

You cherry-picked until you found a start of a coincidence, then manipulated the daylights out of it (literally ) to find "meaning."

The process you described has absolutely nothing to do with probability.

OK list other minutes that translate into the name of the Savior in a similar manner.

9:07 am also works, but 07 + 12 minutes doesn’t well represent the time all over the world, like a change of 12 hours does. Month Day order is standard in America as is English, and God doth speak according to our language and understanding. Can you list more than ten.

Probably not, but please prove me wrong if you or anyone is up to the task.

Mission impossible, but not highly probable.

[Marcus]

You cherry-picked until you found a start of a coincidence, then manipulated the daylights out of it (literally ) to find "meaning."

The process you described has absolutely nothing to do with probability.

OK list other minutes that translate into the name of the Savior in a similar manner.

9:07 am also works, but 07 + 12 minutes doesn’t well represent the time all over the world, like a change of 12 hours does. Month Day order is standard in America as is English, and God doth speak according to our language and understanding. Can you list more than ten.

Probably not, but please prove me wrong if you or anyone is up to the task.

Mission impossible, but not highly probable.

The science of probability is not invoked by hunting up 10 more almost-coincidences.

And when you define "a similar manner" as including this utterly illogical transposition, you are simply talking nonsense:

...G becomes S, because it’s a message for the entire world, so a time zone halfway around the world is a better representation...

[High Spy]

The mental gymnastics one has to do after learning the truth about Joe Smith to make the 'church' work as legit is staggering and means you have to engage in intellectual dishonesty to keep it all valid and true.

That is so true, because small particles of truth are like needles in the proverbial haystacks.

BND was and remains my user name on LDSFF. I choose it in 2011 when I joined there on Smithmas, because an Angel of Light deception seemed the most likely explanation for my March 8 Miracle photo. Much much later did more understanding come my way. Prior to that my user number on GLP was 36866 which one day it was revealed to me that it represents 3 and 8 dominating and decimating the mark of the beast.

I was named after Gary Francis Powers due to circumstances at the time of my birth. My March 8 encounters began in 1980 at the Church Office Building, and there are a plethora of peculiarities of which only a small fraction are thus far posted here. Now I recognize BND as being B0ND minus the zero.

Just now I heard an announcement about Hideaway Pizza on The Spy FM a.k.a. KOSU. Said pizza joint was founded in 1957. Etcetera, etcetera. The haystacks is where Slog first takes flight in me little book that was narrated by a Princess Type Person (PTP) who played Parker, a friend of the friend of God on TV.

True Stories Bro, but not a story about a celebration of specialness.

[malkie]

Suppose I were to tell you that I was born on 08 March 1949. What numerological significance might you attach to my birth date?

[Marcus]

Suppose I were to tell you that I was born on 08 March 1949. What numerological significance might you attach to my birth date?

They need a bullseye first so they can draw a target around it.

[Moksha]

Suppose I were to tell you that I was born on 08 March 1949. What numerological significance might you attach to my birth date?

That you perhaps have a relatively low Social Security number and that you existed before zip codes?

[Fence Sitter]

The science of probability is not invoked by hunting up 10 more almost-coincidences.

This.

If people understood how common unique random events are, there would be a lot less claims of the supernatural.

If one considers the events of a normal day, it is full of unusual unique events. A lady with a pink hat and a parrot on her shoulder walks by, a chance encounter with an old friend, witnessing a near collision, the shoes you have been wanting go on sale, a third famous person dies, a stranger has the same birthday, and so on. It's choosing to see that any of these events are more significant than the others, where people misunderstand probability.

[Rivendale]

When every little coincidence means something, nothing really means anything.

God hides behind the trees in the forest of coincidences....rfm

[Fence Sitter]

Another problem with randomness is that there is a degree of hubris involved. The random events that happen to us somehow are more important than similar events that happen to everyone else. So, for example, if my name was Lance David Stafford, my initials would be L.D.S., clearly that would be a sign that God wants me to be Mormon. Not.

[High Spy]

Suppose I were to tell you that I was born on 08 March 1949. What numerological significance might you attach to my birth date?

They need a bullseye first so they can draw a target around it.

A bulls eye is an interesting metaphor. You see my first March 8 encounter occurred at the Church Office Building when I was setup to train Cheryl to clean the elevators. Only C and H were evident throughout our marriage. Then in 88 it was Brenda Christiansen. Charley then Cherry followed in subsequent years. In 2002 said photo matched the hour and I filled in the minute and second, and used T because of the century.

The March 18 quake pattern was complete, except H was skipped. Said slippage also helped solidify the one rule of Ghost, but not Goblin. Others had to match every letter, but then one individual discovered that CRIST is an old-world spelling. It also serves as a unique keyword for finding related posts on various message boards.

March 8 was also the birthday of my guard buddy that is the great grandson of Parley P. Pratt. Micheal used Stellarium to post about astrological signs at the time of his birth and a few others. Moses did stuff at the age of 80, but then again the silence heaven may end as soon as 2025. The chance of someone being born on most every calendar day is roughly 1 in 365. The Price is Right presented an opportunity for people to better their odds of winning via a proper understanding of probability. Michael posted about said game show, and he is famous for writing an award winning Chess Engine. Maybe you’ll discover his recent posts and avail yourself of the opportunity to discuss things with said servant.