Can Physics and Mathematics Predict the Future?

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The discussion centers on the application of physics and mathematics in predicting future events, sparked by a claim of a physics teacher accurately forecasting the end of a war. Participants express skepticism, with one user comparing this to the randomness of filling out a perfect NCAA basketball bracket. Paden Roder suggests studying Fibonacci sequences and Robert Prechter's "Elliott Wave" analysis as methods that attempt to use historical data for predictions, although the overall consensus questions the scientific validity of such approaches.

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:eek: I read a newspaper a few days ago.. the Articles was about some physics teacher, who mathemtically preicted when the country war was going to end, and it really happened! :eek: how do you apply physics and mathematics to predict the future ? :confused:
Teach me please
 
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peter444 said: I read a newspaper a few days ago.. the Articles was about some physics teacher, who mathemtically preicted when the country war was going to end, and it really happened! how do you apply physics and mathematics to predict the future ?
He did it the same way as the guy who filled out the perfect bracket for the NCAA basketball tournement, he guessed. I'm guessing you got this from the National Enquirer?

State your source.

Paden Roder
 
You could always study Fibonacci sequences and get a book by Robert Precter on the "Elliot Wave" analysis as these types of guys use history and numbers to predict when future events are suppossed to happen. Seems about as credible as those who find events and dates that relate to predictions in their religious tome of choice, or the books on how to win big at casinos.

The thing in common: science need not apply! :)

Cliff
 

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