Today’s algorithmically generated “predictive” decisions, from loan approvals to missile strikes, are, despite their scientific veneer, no less expressions of cultural and personal desires than the ...
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What happens when a prophecy predicts national disaster
Before the Persian invasion, Athens faced panic, fear, and uncertainty. Then the Oracle of Delphi delivered a warning that sounded like doom. The message forced Athens to choose between standing and ...
The Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, was known for ambiguous prophecies. Divinely possessed by Apollo, the Pythia would utter prophecies in a trance-like state, leaving an attendant priest to interpret ...
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