No. They are people who use current knowledge about developments to extrapolate a prediction about the future.
Are economists who predict the development of markets “Prophets”?
What about meteorologists who predict the weather?
Or virologists who predict the progression of a viral pandemia?
No, a prophecy is a message inspired by an outside force, such as a divinity.
A futurist uses information available to anyone who cares to follow the same research, and uses scientific extrapolation to make reasoned conclusions.
@ragingloli@Fyrius@Dr_Lawrence@YARNLADY
Can’t say that I disagree with any of you.
But this does raise some implications, does it not?
i.e. Whose pronouncements should carry more weight? (For instance)
Because the source of a statement tells you nothing about its reliability. It would be more helpful instead to examine what the source has to say to back up the prediction.