“Incessantly, the mad girl Shouted: - I clearly see Troy's fallen ashes! But clairvoyants, however, as well as eyewitnesses. Throughout the ages, people have been burned at the stake. " Vysotsky, "Song of the things of Cassandra" Thank God, now is not the time of Troy, and no one burns witches at the stake. In our present tense, there are plenty of people who see the future. But do we want to hear them? Here's the question …
Isn't it easier to take the position of "ostrich" and not know anything in advance? After all, it seems like you can't run away from fate … Or is it better to know, at least approximately, what is ahead, and to take your own path in life, finally turning from someone else's? At least we have the opportunity to try it. As they say, forewarned means forearmed.
Nostradamus
Michel Nostradamus's quatrains can be interpreted, of course, as they please. During the medieval Inquisition, the poor French doctor had to veil his predictions in order not to get on the same fire. Therefore, we will not find any references to the exact events with him. And yet, smart people have deciphered what can please us.
For example, genetic engineering will develop by leaps and bounds until the middle of the 21st century. What will it give us? Hope. In my opinion, this is the most precious thing that can be given to humanity. By 2035, doctors will be treating malignant cancers at any stage. HIV-infected people can calm down a little - they will finally find a cure for AIDS. A tablet will be invented that can recognize viruses from a distance. That is, we say goodbye to all colds.
Sick people can only wish patience and wait for this wonderful moment.
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Vanga
When the question concerns predictions, how can we do without the great Vanga ?! In 2046, she promised us that any organs would be grown, like cucumbers in the beds. So, there will be no problems with transplantation. What? Very convenient: something hurts - quickly changed the old organ for a new one and live on!
China will become a world power in the very near future. Well, it's enough to be just a seer to predict it.
The polar ice caps are melting. The sea level is rising. We are already seeing this trend.
Our parents witnessed the first manned flight into space. And we can become not only eyewitnesses of flights to Venus, but also direct participants in travels to the planet of beauty! By the way, according to scientists, it is Venus that is the most adapted planet for human habitation. So let's get ready!
Her more interesting predictions relate to subsequent centuries and end in 5079, in which Wanga promises us the end of the world. Well, let's hope that you and I won't live to see this.
Edgar Cayce
Let's read what the most famous "sleeping" predictor of the 20th century, Edgar Cayce, tells us. His predictions, alas, are not as rosy as those of the Bulgarian clairvoyant. According to Casey, endless earthquakes and cataclysms await our Earth. They will be of such proportions that they will destroy the continents and radically change the globe. Somehow everything was sad for the American soothsayer. It would be better if he slept, by God!
But if you dig around, then you can find good news here. For example, in his book "Memories" Casey writes: "The mission of the Slavic peoples is to change the essence of human relationships, to free them from selfishness and rough material passions, to restore on a new basis - on love, trust and wisdom …" So, Slavs, head up!
Great science fiction writers
What A. Belyaev, I. Efremov, E. Wells, J. Verne and many others wrote about in their magnificent novels is already becoming a reality. Before we have time to look back, Belyaev's "Professor Dowell's Head" or Wells's "Doctor Moreau's Island" will enter our life and become something commonplace. For Julesvern's submarines, I generally keep quiet, they have long been in our life. And K. Tsiolkovsky, with three classes of education? Over his ideas on the creation of space rockets, the then secular society roared. Dohahatalis. So don't be surprised if home nanofactories become a necessity. They will be able to provide us with everything we need, producing food, clothing and medicine, literally, from industrial waste.
Bio-robots can join the usual pets. These new family members will be able to do all the housework for us, 24 hours a day. By the way, these same robots are able to replace us at work. So, gentlemen scientists, be careful, please! In addition, the world is already full of all sorts of technical bells and whistles. So it’s not surprising if at one point the machines turn against their creators. Well, nothing, at that moment we will already be on Venus!
As Ivan Vasilyevich said from the famous film: "I am tormented by vague doubts." So I ask myself the question: I wonder if these writers were so cool that they accurately predicted the future in their books? Or, are scientists using science fiction ideas?
Wait and see. But let's not forget that the future, regardless of any predictions, will be a direct consequence of our thoughts, words and actions today.