Let's make a consistent assumption or hypothesis:
"Every event in space-time is unique." That means every incident
in past,present and future can have only single value not multiple values. Although, multiple values can be assigned to a future event
but that implies probability and our ignorance about the future.
Also, let's make another hypothesis:
"Every event is connected by cause and effect."
Now, let's say that somebody knows what will happen in some particular future. Now, he decides to change that event. What will happen? According to the second hypothesis--he will either forget
his decision or some unknown force will prevent him to change the event[1].
Now if that person disclosed his prediction to another person, the second person might as well predict about the above outcome[1].
So, does that make the second person another prophet--if he applied the above 2 hypotheses?
2006-08-12 17:28:57 · 12 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No.
But what a brilliant mind you have.
For real; I mean it.
You have posed a question that required a great deal of thought.
Excellent.
2006-08-12 17:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats some deep thought man.. I think it does not make the second person a prophet but that dependes on each person looking at the situation. Doesnt this also mean that no matter what you do you cant escape faith. The real question is if you knew the future could you change it or would knowing just lead you to do the very thing that was suppose to happen in the first place.
2006-08-13 00:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Zac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it makes the second person someone who knows the future cannot change. Because if you did change the future, that would create an alternate universe, but if in this universe the first person changed the future, then in every universe the first person will have changed the future. But if he succeeds in changing the future, then his prophecy was never accurate to begin with. So to know that it is impossible to change the future is not prophetic.
2006-08-13 00:32:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would predicting that person A will not succeed in changing the future make person B a prophet?
2006-08-13 00:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Bless Holleywood!!
That's the main reason most of us have a wrong opinion about future and past. These two, my friend, do not exist at all. The future does not exist (and therefore cannot be changed) since it is just a simple expectation from your mind, expecting that tomorrow will be like today. And the past does not exist, it is nothing more than a vague vision (memory).
2006-08-13 06:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by phoebus_70 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This already exhists. It's known as the Zen Buddhist Cause and Effect theory
2006-08-13 00:38:06 · answer #6 · answered by some guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people seem to think that exceeding lightspeed gives one the chance to alter history. no. it just gives one the chance to exceed lightspeed. you cannot change apriori events simply because of a short lag in light. if you see the gun go off, can you eliminate the sound waves?
2006-08-13 00:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by The "Spence" 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh god lord! Go out and enjoy yourself.....i predict you won't like my answer, but then maybe you will. Does that make me a prophet? Cool
2006-08-13 00:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by lounursey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what u r saying is a universal truth.such revelations are passed from one generation to other for centuries and usually with such gift comes wisdom,not to change anything.
2006-08-13 01:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by knu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen the movie "The butterfly effect" ? Well, that's my answer, you'd have the 'Butterfly Effect'. And no.. no prophet.
2006-08-13 00:35:12 · answer #10 · answered by 1mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋