I have been reading this site since the summer of 2005 and I can tell you that I have not come across a "poster" more obnoxious than you. You seem to take joy in taking the comments of others out of context and misconstruing their meaning. I initially thought that it was your inexperience, but I have come to believe that you have a "true believers" mission of poisoning the pool every chance you get. This is one perfect example (among many). Any sensible person would understand that the term "True Prophet" used above was not used in the religious sense. Nor was the context in which it was used such that it could be construed that way. If you check any standard dictionary, you will see that the term "prophet" is also commonly used to mean "the chief spokesman of a movement or cause." There is nothing fanatical or overzealous in its use in this context. And there is nothing wrong with being a bit hyperbolic in calling Simmons a potential true prophet.

Hothgor.

Since you subscribe to Peak Oil, I would be interested in knowing what sort of time scale you think peak will arrive.

When do you think it will be?

"Prophet" also means "a person who foretells or predicts what is to come". Since Simmons predicted terminal decline for the Saudi fields some time ago, I'd say that he qualifies as a prophet, "by definition" you might say.
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