Beware of False Prophets
IllustrationIn 1978 a miracle drug was discovered which doubled the human life span. In 1980 the internal combustion engine was outlawed in all major U.S. cities. In 1981 Montana became America’s first penal state. All criminals given prison sentences were sent there. Between February and May of 1983 all the women in St. Louis lost their hair. Did you miss any of these remarkable events? Probably so. Because none of these things ever happened. But all were confidently predicted by well-known psychics.
–Unknown.
The point
A list of confident, specific predictions from well-known psychics - a longevity drug, banned engines, a penal state, mass hair loss - none of which ever happened, is offered as a wry warning against putting faith in false prophets.
Audience
Adults
To tell aloud
under a minute · 82 words