FUTURISM :THE ART OF PROPHECIES

1. FUTURISM :THE ART OF PROPHECIES Aisma Bibi

2. Futurism Futurism the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future

3. Futurists, or futurologists Futurists, or futurologists, are those who speculate about the future. A key part of futuring is the managing of uncertainty and risk.

4. Futurism Movement Futurism was presented as a modernist movement in 1909 celebrating the technological, future era

5. Prophecy *The prediction of future events. *Prophecy always involves some kind of communication with the future or with different realms of existence

6. Prophecy The etymology of the word is Greek, from pro- "before" plus the root of phanai "speak", i. e. "speaking before" or "foretelling"

7. Throughout history, people have sought knowledge of future events from special individuals or groups who were thought to have the gift of prophecy

8. Accepted Ways Of Providing Prophecies visions and dreams

9. Prophecy in Religion Christians believe that Jesus fulfilled many prophecies of the Old Testament, thus proving he was the 'son of God', or to some a messiah, and that he will return in the future to fulfill other prophecies.

10. Muhammad, the prophet of Islam 'Last Prophet' until the 'End Time'

11. hypothetical power of prophecy prophecynotscientifically tested and remains unproven, certain prophecies have been fulfilled

12. Prophecies & religion from the Qur’an Conquest of Makka (two years before) Tidings of the Last Day from the hadeeth Fatima would join him first of all after his death Signs forewarning the approach of the last day. Disappearance of trustworthiness

13. Conti…. The increase in killing, who kills does not know why he killed The increase of musical instruments Nakedness of women while still being dressed The worst and most ignorant will become leaders

14. Twenty-first century has been named as the Age of Prophecy. (rapid increases in the Age of Technology )

15. H. G. Wells September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946 The Man Who Invented Tomorrow

16. H.G. Wells were not characterized as futurists in that day, but rather as philosophers of foresight.

17. Five of his predictions that have become reality, and three others that the world is still waiting for.

18. Predictions that have become reality Nuclear weapons Wells envisioned "atomic bombs" that could explode continuously using the power of radioactivity. Moon landing 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing Genetic engineering Lasers Laser weaponry is now a reality Second World War in 1933 predicted that global conflict would break out within a decade

19. Predictions that have not (yet) come true Invisibility giving the human body the same "refractive index (A scientist at the University of St Andrews recently won funding to develop an invisibility cloak similar to that worn by Harry Potter). Time travel Inter-planetary warfare Conflict between human and alien species

20. ARTHUR C. CLARKE 2009 A city in a third world country is devastated by an atomic bomb explosion. 2009 All nuclear weapons are destroyed. 2010 A new form of space-based energy is adopted. 2016 All existing currencies are abolished. A universal currency is adopted 2020 Artificial Intelligence reaches human levels 2023 A dinosaur zoo opens in Florida

21. Future of the World *Terrorist attack in America 2010 *The New York Stock Exchange market will fail *A new life-threatening virus will appear. *World war 3 between 2010 and 2012*Land will be literally left without a supreme government

22. Future of World Population United Nations demographers offer a series of projections that suggest a world population of between 7.5 billion and 8.3 billion in 2025. Rise from 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050

23. There is a Nostradamus prophecy on this possibility that a Machine may cause the December 2012 destruction of earth. The world war three is expected around 2012.

24. The Future of Education Frey believes that technology will drive the future and that items like Tunes and Amazon will determine the vehicle for education. Provision of mobile to student for information and services Resources available onlinehome, schooling flourishes

25. Political Predictions : *There will be no Martial law in 2009; *Obama will have a very hard time with Afghan policy.

26. Financial and Economic Predictions Obama will have to take measures to inflate the stock exchange. Food will be big on the international economic agenda.

27. IT Industry Predictions *The economic downturn in the West will make it harder for Pakistani companies to expand services *The Software Tower in Lahore will finally get wrapped up close

28. References http://www.lycos.com/info/futurism--italian-futurism.html?page=2 http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=futurismhttp://www.crystalinks.com/prophecy1.htmlhttp://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Futurists http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/C20th/futurism.htmhttp://www.google.com/search?q=Futurism%3AH.G.WELLS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecyhttp://www.godrealized.org/worldwar3/world_war_3_and_pakistan.htmlhttp://www.liveleak.com/view?i=644_1185682316

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