Predictions You Can Count On --Dickeson

We know that we cannot predict the national deficit, the stock market, our sales, the weather for more than a few hours, the fingerprints or blood genomes of an individual, and almost any sequence you can name.

Oh yes, poetically, you can predict that the sun will rise in the east tomorrow. But, actually, what precise second and where is east? The world is not linear and never has been. For centuries we assumed it was for the sake of rounding-off conveniences. The computer brought a screeching halt to that idea in the last half of the 20th century according to scientists in all disciplines.