Yeah, there is: that's what makes for all those surprises :)
If you have the time and inclination, try gazing through this period piece: The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Predictions It's one of those books that you can buy for less than a buck + shipping at Amazon.
I did so myself, and had my eyes opened by the confluence of genuine experts making predictions that in retrospect were wildly wrong. Case in point: with one exception none of those experts forecast the fall of the Soviet Union. The only one to do so was a Catholic priest! (He had been stationed in Eastern Europe). And even he forecast that the U.S.S.R would turn into a social democracy like 1970s-era Sweden.
Yeah, there is: that's what makes for all those surprises :)
If you have the time and inclination, try gazing through this period piece: The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Predictions It's one of those books that you can buy for less than a buck + shipping at Amazon.
I did so myself, and had my eyes opened by the confluence of genuine experts making predictions that in retrospect were wildly wrong. Case in point: with one exception none of those experts forecast the fall of the Soviet Union. The only one to do so was a Catholic priest! (He had been stationed in Eastern Europe). And even he forecast that the U.S.S.R would turn into a social democracy like 1970s-era Sweden.
It was sobering.
Thanks will add it to my list of reads:)
Glad to! Might as well save it for your free time...
....if you have any ;)
Lol yes:)