As far as I can tell (although I haven't really read much about him), Nostramadus's predictions were written so loosely that you can read all sorts of things into them, and you can read them after something happens and make it fit with something he wrote.  It's a lot like the Bible, in my opinion. People just interpret it to say what they want it ( Read more... )

Honestly, I'd rather think of what common illegal vice might become legal in the future- marijuana! Let's hope, anyway.

I really don't think the whole nation will outlaw some common vice. Some communities may ban smoking anywhere except private homes and clubs, maybe, or pass more statutes against gambling or trans fats or adult bookstores, but I ( Read more... )

In some ways I wouldn't want to leave these times, with all of the medical advances and women's rights and whatnot.  However, being a total history nerd, I've always fantasized about living in other times, especially the Victorian/Progressive era.  I love the spirit of the times, and the dresses and architecture.  I also wish I could have been ( Read more... )