“As far as the future is concerned, we should not seek to prophesy but simply try to act in a way that is morally right and responsible. This means we have a duty to learn to see the present correctly, not through the tinted spectacles of an ideology. We can learn from reality what it is possible to achieve. But if we see reality through the lens of one of those three ideological conceptions of history, we violate our duty to learn.
The future is open, and we have a responsibility to do our best to make the future still better than the present. But this responsibility presupposes freedom. In a despotic system we are slaves, and slaves are not fully responsible for what they do. This brings me to my final main thesis.
Political freedom – freedom from despotism – is the most important of all political values. And we must always be prepared to struggle for political freedom. It can always be lost. We should never sit back and assume that our freedom is secure.”
Karl Popper, 'All Life is Problem Solving'.

I choose science over blind faith.

Of course details of the future cannot be predicted but general trends can be forecast quite accurately, For example several people, including Bill gates forecast the current epidemic and the onset of climate change has been forecast for over 100 years. The problem is that we are more comfortable living in a state of denial.

The religious predictions SEEM to come true, but not really. Numbers in your hand or head are the mark of the beast. It all changes yearly.This thing or person is not the real event coming, but only a TYPE of that which has been predicted. Yes, it's in the bible. A ridiculous book of many smaller books that never said anything about people outside of the middle east, and yet modern Americans are in with others all caught up in believing the book predicted something for their country. Up until 12 years ago I was as gullible as the rest of them.

I predict that my answer to this and similar posts will be, with 100% certainty, this one: no shit, Sherlock!

Science can be really simple if you believe in it. Isn't this a bit contradictory?

In my thoroughly cynical view, the population in general and politicians in particular have an extremely poor understanding of science. In particular, they have no comprehension of probability and statistics.

When it comes to science predicting some things that will happen in the future is almost a certainty. I don't "believe" in science but I trust and respect the scientific method.

Any future that anyone could predict with certainty would surely not be by the very definition something to look forward to as it would already be known, therefore, it would be an endless of round of boredom.

Certainty in the human realm is only possible when to or more people make and keep agreements. However, as Friedrich Nietzsche said: "Man is the only animal with the capacity to make promises and he has an even greater capacity to break them."

The main problem with uncertainty is that the gap in information or knowledge is often filled with an unfounded belief because it is too uncomfortable for many people to endure uncertainty. The problem with belief is that it closes the door to reason.