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#If the prophecy was written down, why did it change significantly over time? | #If the prophecy was written down, why did it change significantly over time? | ||
== | =Video Feature - Egg-shaped Cars?= | ||
[[Image:Driverless cars low res.jpg|thumb|right|250px|February 22, 1959 edition of Arthur Radebaugh's Sunday comic strip "Closer Than We Think"]] | [[Image:Driverless cars low res.jpg|thumb|right|250px|February 22, 1959 edition of Arthur Radebaugh's Sunday comic strip "Closer Than We Think"]] | ||
<mediaplayer>http://youtu.be/1NB4pP6OGG8</mediaplayer> | <mediaplayer>http://youtu.be/1NB4pP6OGG8</mediaplayer> | ||
=Problems with the prophecy= | |||
In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?” Almost 70 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies. | In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?” Almost 70 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies. | ||
=Changes in the prophecy over time= | ==Changes in the prophecy over time== | ||
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|'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/French#La_v.C3.A9rit.C3.A9_pure_et_simple_sur_les_voitures_ayant_la_forme_d.60un_.C5.93uf En Francais]''' <br> La vérité pure et simple sur les voitures ayant la forme d`un œuf. | |'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/French#La_v.C3.A9rit.C3.A9_pure_et_simple_sur_les_voitures_ayant_la_forme_d.60un_.C5.93uf En Francais]''' <br> La vérité pure et simple sur les voitures ayant la forme d`un œuf. | ||
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Because the prophecies were written down, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as initially this prophecy is only about egg-shaped cars (1953 - 1957). After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). Finally, in the Church Age Book (CAB), the car has a plastic bubble-top. | Because the prophecies were written down, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as initially this prophecy is only about egg-shaped cars (1953 - 1957). After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). Finally, in the Church Age Book (CAB), the car has a plastic bubble-top. | ||
==Newspaper ads of a driverless car pre-date the first time the vision was told== | ==Newspaper ads and TV shows of a driverless car pre-date the first time the vision was told== | ||
[[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|250px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956 | [[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|250px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]] | ||
Why did William Branham first mention the driverless car only after the appearance of the 1956 advertisement in Newsweek (which also appeared in many other newspapers and magazines) and the Disney TV show featuring driverless cars in 1958? If the prophecy really foresaw the future, why weren't the people watching DVD's, sending email on their iphones or playing games on their handheld gaming device? In reality, William Branham appears to have simply copied this "prophecy" from the popular press. | Why did William Branham first mention the driverless car only after the appearance of the 1956 advertisement in Newsweek (which also appeared in many other newspapers and magazines) and the Disney TV show featuring driverless cars in 1958? If the prophecy really foresaw the future, why weren't the people watching DVD's, sending email on their iphones or playing games on their handheld gaming device? In reality, William Branham appears to have simply copied this "prophecy" from the popular press. | ||
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So William Branham's prophecy that science would progress to the point where cars would no longer need steering wheels...is kind of backwards. How do you drive the car into the driveway if you don't have a steering wheel? All driverless cars today have a steering wheel. | So William Branham's prophecy that science would progress to the point where cars would no longer need steering wheels...is kind of backwards. How do you drive the car into the driveway if you don't have a steering wheel? All driverless cars today have a steering wheel. | ||
=Timing of the prophecy's fulfillment= | |||
[[Image:EggCartoon.jpg|right|250px]] | [[Image:EggCartoon.jpg|right|250px]] | ||
William Branham said in 1964 that this prophecy was already fulfilled, and that companies were taking orders for driverless trucks already that they could control from headquarters. He also considered the Volkswagen a “perfect egg”. Time has proven that this prophecy was nowhere near fulfilled in 1964. William Branham also admits reading articles and a TV show about driverless cars at around the same time that he expands the vision from egg-shaped to driverless cars. | William Branham said in 1964 that this prophecy was already fulfilled, and that companies were taking orders for driverless trucks already that they could control from headquarters. He also considered the Volkswagen a “perfect egg”. Time has proven that this prophecy was nowhere near fulfilled in 1964. William Branham also admits reading articles and a TV show about driverless cars at around the same time that he expands the vision from egg-shaped to driverless cars. | ||
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*''This is not science fiction...Now the question is what does society want to do with it? You're looking at these issues of congestion, safety, energy and emissions. Technically there should be no reason why we can't transfer to a totally different world."''([http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_driverless_cars Yahoo News, '''Jan 7, 2008'''], Larry Burns, VP of Research and Development for General Motors) | *''This is not science fiction...Now the question is what does society want to do with it? You're looking at these issues of congestion, safety, energy and emissions. Technically there should be no reason why we can't transfer to a totally different world."''([http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_driverless_cars Yahoo News, '''Jan 7, 2008'''], Larry Burns, VP of Research and Development for General Motors) | ||
=Driverless vehicles in the | =Driverless vehicles in the media= | ||
[[Image:1958 episode of Disneyland TV series.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The driverless car imagined by Disney in 1958]] | [[Image:1958 episode of Disneyland TV series.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The driverless car imagined by Disney in 1958]] | ||
With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible. The main problem is responsibility for liability. | With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible. The main problem is responsibility for liability. | ||
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*DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) handed a $2M prize in 2005 to a group from Stanford University that created a modified Volkswagen Touareg named Stanley that drove 150 miles of Nevada Desert autonomously. | *DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) handed a $2M prize in 2005 to a group from Stanford University that created a modified Volkswagen Touareg named Stanley that drove 150 miles of Nevada Desert autonomously. | ||
*The Tartan Racing Team (Carnegie Melon) won DARPA's 2007 challenge to navigate a driverless vehicle through a 60 mile mock urban course. | *The Tartan Racing Team (Carnegie Melon) won DARPA's 2007 challenge to navigate a driverless vehicle through a 60 mile mock urban course. | ||
*As of 2011, Nevada will issue licenses to operate autonomous cars within the state. The first license was issued to Google, which gives it the ability to test its | *As of 2011, Nevada will issue licenses to operate autonomous cars within the state. The first license was issued to Google, which gives it the ability to test its driverless technology. | ||
=Egg Shaped Cars= | |||
[[File:1200px-NISSAN cube Z12 rear.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nissan Cube]] | [[File:1200px-NISSAN cube Z12 rear.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nissan Cube]] | ||
The egg-shape design always seems sensational, but from its introduction in 1942 has never made its way into mass-production. The design is not aerodynamic (an egg is designed to exit a chicken's body, not to be thrown), has the potential to crack in the wrong places during a collusion, an does not support fast acceleration. | The egg-shape design always seems sensational, but from its introduction in 1942 has never made its way into mass-production. The design is not aerodynamic (an egg is designed to exit a chicken's body, not to be thrown), has the potential to crack in the wrong places during a collusion, an does not support fast acceleration. | ||
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As cars have been purposed more for slow traffic in major cities, they have actually become more boxy as this provides more room for the occupants of the vehicle. | As cars have been purposed more for slow traffic in major cities, they have actually become more boxy as this provides more room for the occupants of the vehicle. | ||
==Cadbury Creme car== | |||
[[File:Creme egg car.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Cadbury Creme]] | [[File:Creme egg car.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Cadbury Creme]] | ||
A Cadbury Creme Egg is a chocolate product produced in the shape of an egg. The product consists of a thick milk chocolate shell, housing a white and yellow fondant filling which mimics the albumen and yolk of a real egg. | A Cadbury Creme Egg is a chocolate product produced in the shape of an egg. The product consists of a thick milk chocolate shell, housing a white and yellow fondant filling which mimics the albumen and yolk of a real egg. | ||