Accurate predictions of future events?

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Sir Random's picture
Accurate predictions of future events?

Link:
http://www.futuretimeline.net

I'm not entirely sure when this website came online, but I know it has atlest been around since late 2013.

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Nyarlathotep's picture
What constitutes 'accurate

What constitutes 'accurate prediction"? Does one sufficiently vague prediction (or worse a trivial one) that comes true under a broad interpretation of facts out of 10 make a source accurate? If so I can accurately predict the future:

My prediction for tomorrow: there will be trouble in the middle east tomorrow. Search the news tomorrow, you will see that I'm right!

Sir Random's picture
I meant something along the

I meant something along the lines of a consistent percentage of accuracy, let's say oh 75% perhaps. Something along those lines.

chimp3's picture
Nylarhotep : At 0715 GMT

Nylarhotep : At 0715 GMT April 16th 2016 this article appears on AlJazeera -

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/isil-nusra-put-yarmouk-civilians-l...

I would say that is 100% accuracy.

The web page TObito Uhicha links us to does say they are "a speculative timeline of future history. Part fact and part fiction".

Looks interesting . Much like the stuff you see in the trans-humanism movement. It will be fun to see which predictions come true . Like spotting things in science fiction tales that became reality.

Nyarlathotep's picture
oh yeah, these kinds of

oh yeah, these kinds of predictions are fun, so long as you don't take them too seriously.

Sir Random's picture
You could indeed call me a

You could indeed call me a member of the transhumanist movement.

ThePragmatic's picture
Hmm, now where did I put my

Hmm, now where did I put my tin foil hat again?

Sir Random's picture
I mentioned the body

I mentioned the body augmentation through implated devices, not the crazy theoryies and other nonsense.

ThePragmatic's picture
Did you?

Did you?
In any case, I was only joking... I never loose track of my tin foil hat! :)

Sir Random's picture
Hmm, well I had said it, but

Hmm, well I had said it, but either I didn't post the content or it turned traitor and ran off to the r/religion.

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