Synonyms for prophecies
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1. List of paraphrases for "prophecies":

   predictions

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1. Carl Sagan:

   Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?

2. Christian Ulbrich:

   There’s always a risk for self-fulfilling prophecies here, but I would still be fairly optimistic things will play out in a digestible way.

3. Dr Arnold:

   Thus, for some people, believing in apocalypse-like prophecies may help with this worry and anxiety by giving them something to focus on and a goal to strive toward, for religious prophecies this goal may involve positioning yourself to be one of the chosen ‘saved’ on the day the world ends, whereas for secular prophecies (such as Y2K) the goal may be focused on preparing to survive the potentially harsh conditions created by a catastrophic event.

4. Brad Mittman MD:

   Remember, happiness and negativity are largely self-fulfilling prophecies. We see whatever we choose to project on the world around us, and that reflects back to us like a huge movie screen. We are, then, at once the projectionist, the actor, and the audience in this movie called Life.

5. Marilyn Ferguson:

   Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.