Can the future be predicted 100 years in advance? - Page 2

UnderseaLcpl · 09-30-08, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kurtz

I kid you not, we had a psychic fair in Aylesbury cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances'

:rotfl: That's too funny to be true, right?

Skybird · 09-30-08, 10:50 AM

In constant movement the future is, says master Yoda. Be careful with painful visions that you want to prevent from coming true - a path to the dark side of the Force this is.

I assume he was talking about self-fulfilling prophecies.

Blacklight · 09-30-08, 03:06 PM

The problem with these predictions are that they are made vague by the predictor and re-interpreted later, often after the event predicted occurs, and are re-tooled to fit the event or something that is seen as pretty bound to occur in the very near future. Just once, I'd like to see one of these guys predict something and tell us about it "SPECIFICLY" instead of the thing passing from person to person getting re-interpretted and re-tooled like the stuff above.

I took a parapsychology class for fun back in high school and I worked on de-bunking a LOT of this stuff.

Frame57 · 09-30-08, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

The problem with these predictions are that they are made vague by the predictor and re-interpreted later, often after the event predicted occurs, and are re-tooled to fit the event or something that is seen as pretty bound to occur in the very near future. Just once, I'd like to see one of these guys predict something and tell us about it "SPECIFICLY" instead of the thing passing from person to person getting re-interpretted and re-tooled like the stuff above.

I took a parapsychology class for fun back in high school and I worked on de-bunking a LOT of this stuff.

That is pretty cool BL!

I was wondering if you saw 'Paranormal State'? What is your take on that kind of stuff?

09-30-08, 10:50 AM	#17
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,643 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	In constant movement the future is, says master Yoda. Be careful with painful visions that you want to prevent from coming true - a path to the dark side of the Force this is. I assume he was talking about self-fulfilling prophecies. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-30-08, 03:06 PM	#18
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	The problem with these predictions are that they are made vague by the predictor and re-interpreted later, often after the event predicted occurs, and are re-tooled to fit the event or something that is seen as pretty bound to occur in the very near future. Just once, I'd like to see one of these guys predict something and tell us about it "SPECIFICLY" instead of the thing passing from person to person getting re-interpretted and re-tooled like the stuff above. I took a parapsychology class for fun back in high school and I worked on de-bunking a LOT of this stuff. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"