Or was he totally fictional like Sherlock Holmes?
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Did he really understand something?
482143
i personally think that he would be considered a false prophet, because he was kind of loopy and thought he really had these encounters, when there is no proof that he really did. for all we know, he could have been making these things up to get attention. i dont mean to give you such a bad answer, but i cant articulate my ideas properly at the moment.
575440
Definitely fiction. Only in the Twilight Zone where I saw that.
468141
Logical atheist here.\n\nWell, I'd have to see a documented case.  You hear lots of "stories of this kind of thing."  If I saw an actual documented case of it, I could tell you that.\n\nI know in the past it has been done with "cold readings" (like John Edwards, I think is his name).  If they are as specific as you say, I know they have had cases of people engaged in fraud just looking stuff up through court records.\n\nBUT, being a fair skeptic, I'm open to this being a genuine experience.  I just have to see an actual specific case to be able to tell you anything about "how I think this happened."
522056
No it was all improvised acting. Not real.
238986
No.\nThere is none.\nBut there are a bunch of reasons to believe it as fiction.
559975
cute question. you have imagination. I think he was pi$$ed
367835
Depends on the situation... if he just suddenly out of nowhere said he'd been abducted by a flying saucer then no I wouldn't believe it. But if there is some solid evidence then sure I'd believe him.
269000
the obvious answer: he didn't, and the bible is a work of fiction.
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Sadly, I've actually heard about this before.  I can't believe how much useless junk I put into my head...I'd say pure fiction.  Its just more likely that he was some bored computer geek trying to get some attention.  Its still unclear whether or not time travel into the past is possible.  Based on current science I'm leaning toward the impossible side.  Oh well, 2036 will be here soon enough.  Then we'll know for sure.   ;)
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It's possible.  He was shot before he could be questioned by police, but when he was arrested he screamed "I am just a patsy".  So I guess it could be a part of the conspiracy to keep the real murderer a secret.\n\n\nWe're talking about the shooting of Oswald, not the shooting of JFK, right?
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he was a very prolific and great writer dealing mostly with the old west and the american frontier, I have all of his books as a matter of a collection, most I have read but some I just did not feel the urge to as..well..some are basically the same- same story line, same plot outline...- he was a very well travelled and well educated man though and had a very interesting life outside of "western" writing here is a link to more info
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YES!  At least his public persona.  who knows at home by himself he could be the most normal down-to-earth person in the world.
510764
it was actually real...filmed in one take and everything. he did not get arrested, but the body guards and what not were all real.
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I think it is likely there was, as most myths have some basis in reality.  However, who he actually was is lost to the mists of time.  Check out the link for interesting details, especially about the evolution of the legend.
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No.  The Batman was an ordinary human; Superman had extraordinary super-human powers.  No contest.