Do they both come before summer? If so, then you would still expect when summer would come. If not you would still know when summer would come after the first crop. Not sure what point you are trying to make. Jesus is only saying that when you see certain signs, you know that summer is near. So too with his second coming.
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Auguste Comte
On this date in 1798, Auguste Comte, the founder of positivism and generally considered the father of sociology, was born in Montpellier, France. A mathematical prodigy, he rejected belief in God by age 14. He gave a series of lectures on positive philosophy in 1826, which were eventually published. Positivism is defined as a theory stating that certain ("positive") knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations. Thus, information derived from sensory experience, interpreted through reason and logic, is the source of much knowledge.
He married Caroline Massin in 1825. "The Course of Positive Philosophy" ("Cours de Philosophie Positive") was a series of texts he wrote between 1830 and 1842. The works were translated into English by Harriet Martineau and abridged to form The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, published in 1853. He was a close friend of John Stuart Mill.
In the 1840s he developed Religion de l'Humanité (Religion of Humanity) for positivists to fulfill the cohesive function once held by traditional worship. His ideas contributed to the rise of ethical culture societies and secular humanism. He died of stomach cancer in 1857.
"...Positivism is defined as a theory stating that certain ("positive") knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations. Thus, information derived from sensory experience, interpreted through reason and logic, is the source of much knowledge..."
The fig tree is one of the last trees to bud in the spring and so when it’s leaves are budding we know that summer is just around the corner! Jesus was simply saying; “when the fig tree buds you know that summer is near – likewise, when you see all these things happening, know that the end is near”.
Final answer?
Jesus Christ will not sit foot on earth again...........He collects His bride (the church/the kingdom of God) at the last trump in the sky. (1 Thess 4:17)There will be no one on earth to crucify anyone (2 Peter 3:10)......there will be no earth, the church will occupy Spiritual Jerusalem (Rev. 21:2) in heaven, serving God in fellowship for eternity.
Christ will come again upon the earth and He will set his foot down upon the Mount of Olives and it will cleave in twain. Please read Zechariah 14.
Atheism is a word, genius, and words have meaning. Since you clearly remain 100% convinced that you alone get to define the meaning of words for everyone else, it is clearly you alone who remain unable to distinguish knowledge from belief, reality from fantasy, fact from fiction.
His original point was that atheism isn't a philosophy and that agnosticism is a philosophy. Which is correct. As for his definition of atheism, I'm not seeing a distinction between what he wrote and what you wrote. You are tilting at windmills Don Quixote.
Because you need only feel things and enjoy changing the subject.. I know.
Because you are..
How was I changing the subject? You were the one who took what he wrote out of context and changed the narrative or subject.
You are just mad because I corrected you. This is your pride speaking.
I'm the most objective poster on this board because I don't feel things and get emotional over them. If you want to see an emotional response look no further than the one where you attacked my character for no other reason than I disagreed with you.
