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Re:For Centuries, Know-It-Alls Carried Beautiful Miniature A... by whatshisface on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:24PM (#19566970)
One of the greatest signs of human progress is that now we know enough facts to fill our pocket almanacs with them instead of making up prognostications.
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Re:For Centuries, Know-It-Alls Carried Beautiful Miniature A... by danso on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:39PM (#19567071)
One could argue that it’s a sign of the human condition that we’ve been able to compensate for the new technology with an even greater tendency to prognosticate.
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Re:For Centuries, Know-It-Alls Carried Beautiful Miniature A... by whatshisface on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @05:32PM (#19567417)
The tendency to prognosticate without any real evidence will increase in the future.
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Re:For Centuries, Know-It-Alls Carried Beautiful Miniature A... by ineedasername on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @08:24PM (#19568371)
Actually the outlook for prognostication is-- wait let me check-- it's "ask again later". Huh, oh well.
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