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==Definition==

A divine prophecy ~~can be defined as~~ a specific, detailed, and accurate foretelling of a future event that could not have been known or predicted through natural means, attributed to a divine source.

A divine prophecy is a specific, detailed, and accurate foretelling of a future event that could not have been known or predicted through natural means and thus attributed to a divine source.

==Criteria==

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Using Occam’s Razor, which states that the simplest explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct, a prophecy must be irrefutable to avoid unnecessary and ad hoc explanations. If a prophecy is vague, unverifiable, or could have been reasonably deduced by human foresight, then the simplest explanation is that it was a human prediction rather than divine revelation.

~~Thus~~, to distinguish a genuine divine prophecy from coincidence, educated guesswork, or later reinterpretation, it must meet the highest standards of specificity, prior documentation, and independent verification.

Therefore, in order to distinguish a genuine divine prophecy from coincidence, educated guesswork, or later reinterpretation, it must meet the following highest standards of specificity, prior documentation, and independent verification.

===Criteria for Irrefutable Prophecy===

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 ==Definition==
-A divine prophecy can be defined as a specific, detailed, and accurate foretelling of a future event that could not have been known or predicted through natural means, attributed to a divine source.
+A divine prophecy is a specific, detailed, and accurate foretelling of a future event that could not have been known or predicted through natural means and thus attributed to a divine source.
 ==Criteria==
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 Using Occam’s Razor, which states that the simplest explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct, a prophecy must be irrefutable to avoid unnecessary and ad hoc explanations. If a prophecy is vague, unverifiable, or could have been reasonably deduced by human foresight, then the simplest explanation is that it was a human prediction rather than divine revelation.
-Thus, to distinguish a genuine divine prophecy from coincidence, educated guesswork, or later reinterpretation, it must meet the highest standards of specificity, prior documentation, and independent verification.
+Therefore, in order to distinguish a genuine divine prophecy from coincidence, educated guesswork, or later reinterpretation, it must meet the following highest standards of specificity, prior documentation, and independent verification.
 ===Criteria for Irrefutable Prophecy===