His mistaken prophecy points to deeper problems that bedevil the pursuit of a more habitable Englishness.
Mody views "Moore's Law" less as prediction than as self-fulfilling prophecy, pointing to the enormous investments of capital, people, and institutions the semiconductor industry required the "long arm" of Moore's Law that helped shape all of science.
Perhaps these prophecies had pointed to the future achievements of humanity all along, our ability to harness technology to become transhuman.
Scholars who have studied Albo's theory of prophecy have pointed out that it integrates both rationalist elements from Maimonides' parallel discussion and spiritual, supra-intellectual elements from the writings of Rabbi Judah Halevi and Crescas on this subject.
As Wood points out, prophecies are neither true nor false until they have been confirmed or otherwise, and even then it is a matter of interpretation as to what the oracle meant in the first place, since the most straightforwardly stated prophecy always carries a strong element of ambiguity.
You could argue that the selection is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, except the point is that the products are already there (otherwise they couldn't be marketed so immediately), which supports Pantone's contention that it has identified a burgeoning trend.
Zechariah looks down sadly as Daniel vigorously points to his prophecy.
How Weir links small details of his protagonist's journey to turning points involving mysticism, prophecy and the end of times is a masterful exercise in dual narrative trajectory – a series of personal turmoils matched with a wider, far-reaching dilemma.
The premonitions she experiences lead to the film's climax, a sequence borrowed (almost point by point) from Mark Pellington's "Mothman Prophecies" (2002).
But many other cherished prophecies, which he touts to the point of obnoxiousness in his 1996 book, "Miles to Go," fall apart on closer examination.
