Saturday, March 10, 2012

About the means of fulfilling man's interest in the future

Man's interest in the event of Future is fulfilled through 3 possible means:

 1) Prudence : When man's today's action are governed such as to avoid a possible negative outcome which has been observed in a similar situation in the past.

 2) Anticipation: a scientific method in which the future outcome is predicated basis the rate of action happening today, or the psychological behaviour pattern already studied. The method involves use of natural sciences- mathematics, physics, psychology, etc.

 3) Fortune telling: unscientific methods which involves undefined,unproved theories in palmistry, astrology, numerology, etc. This method often involves artistic skills from specially bestowed people who we are required to believe in.

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