Prediction of
future events is an ancient human wish. An apocryphal saying states: "it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future".
However, the desire to make predictions remains as strong as ever, and is an important part of almost every aspect of human life.
This is a stub for a planned article about prediction.
Topics:
- past approaches to prediction
- the mechanistic universe
- the omniscience of God
- chance and probability
- modern scientific ideas
- is it possible to predict the future, even in principle?
- Prediction and forecasting in practice
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