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DAY 3 Back To The Future

The document discusses making predictions about the future and having both optimistic and pessimistic perspectives. It poses questions about what the future may hold regarding topics like wars, poverty, climate change, living on other planets, and technology advancements like electric cars and robots.

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DAY 3 Back To The Future

The document discusses making predictions about the future and having both optimistic and pessimistic perspectives. It poses questions about what the future may hold regarding topics like wars, poverty, climate change, living on other planets, and technology advancements like electric cars and robots.

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Back to the Future

I’m going to

I plan to

I hope to

I would like to

I would love to

I will
PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL PLANS
 What kind of future do you hope to have?
OPTIMISTIC PERSPECTIVE
 Would you like to win Nobel Prize in your field?
 Would you like to become head of your own company?
 Would you like to travel 150 countries in the World?
 Would you like to speak 10 foreign languages?
 Would you like to make friends with famous people (Presidents, Prime
Ministers, Celebrities)
 Would you like to win the lottery?
Examples of Correct Predictions!
 “The telephone [cannot] be seriously considered as a means of
communication.” — Western Union memo, 1876
 I have no faith in [flying machines] other than ballooning.” — William
Thomson, British scientist, 1899
 “All the calculations . . . in this country could be done on three digital
computers. No one else would ever need machines of their own, or would be
able to afford to buy them.” — Cambridge University Professor Douglas
Hartree, 1951

Why are these predictions incorrect?


PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE
 What will happen in the future?
PESSIMISTIC PERSPECTIVE
 Will there be wars in the future?
 Will the poverty finish in the future?
 Will homeless people find a place to stay?
 Will humanity solve the problems of climate change/global warming?
 Will there be water/food shortage in the future?
 Will obesity still be a problem for the people?
 Will drug usage continue being a problem among teenagers/youth?
 Will people overcome depression and pressures of modern life?
Will it be possible to live in other planets?

?
Will we destroy again?
 How will this planet be 300 years after we start living there?
 Will there be air/water/environmental pollution?
 Will there be overpopulation?
 Do you think that humanity destroys the planet?
What Will Life Be Like in 2025?
 Most cars will be electric, and they will drive by themselves.
 Most of our energy will come from the sun, not oil.
 People will be able to record and replay their memories.
 Most families will own a robot.
 Some robots will have rights, such as the right to own property or run a
business.

Do you agree?

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