Has there ever been anyone that has successfully predicted something specific years before it happened? I can't think of anyone, honestly.

I predict that we will have severe weather here in west TN!!!

(...looks out of window...)

AHA! I was right

On a serious note, I find it very doubtful that anyone can depict a specific date of something of a large magnetude happening. Everyone I have ever known to make any sort of prediction that has came true, they have been very vague in any date, or specifics for that matter, but moreover provide a general range when something will happen.

For those among you who wanna get some predictions in, there's always this:

Geneva, 7 August 2008. CERN1 has today announced that the first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be made on 10 September.

Edgar Casey. I don't think he ever got the chance to post on ATS but he correctly predicted 1000's of events large and small. The best part about Casey's story is that he has a library full of correct predictions to back him up.

Hey you know i was thinking of starting the exact same thread yesterday..It really does seem we have all those posters inventing stuff everyday, and yet in that ive been browsing on ats nothing has happened

And could this b a slight indication that all he things predicted in the futre will also not be true. Well it could very well be...

Check this URL for your answer.
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread375067/pg1

username A_friend predicted some weird crap like a week ago, at 8:40am, and at 6:19pm that day, Edgar mitchell came forward with his story. I'd say he was pretty spot-on.

i think half of the predictions came true here we would of all died back in 2004

Predictions are difficult. Isn't there value to forecasting and spotting trends. A really great prediction that is accurate is almost a lifetime event.
Actually, due to the greater reliability of forecasts they are more valuable. Some people have a lot of "hits".

Oh sure, the world ended just last year, did you miss it? I have always wondered about the same thing though. There is always some sort of prediction and I have yet to see any of them come true. Well any major ones anyways. LOL

Originally posted by LostNemesis
A lot of people were predicting that gas was going to hit insane levels in a couple years... And then this year, it did.

The economy predicted to go downhill, has been happening. But that depends on who you ask.

What is it they say? It's a Recession when your neighbour loses their house, and it's a Depression when you lose yours?

That is hardly a prediction that was first made on this board. Economists have been saying that for years.