I see your point about forecasting persisting because it serves an underlying psychological need in people, to feel in control, or to validate their own outlook on the world, but where I diverge from your line of thought is in your assumption ( as I understand it ) that because we are not yet good at forecasting, we should stop with it.
That's where I ask myself the question on whether it would be beneficial to be able to forecast phenomena, or not? If so, and I tend to believe it is the case that it would be beneficial for us to be able to forecast phenome... (read more)
I see your point about forecasting persisting because it serves an underlying psychological need in people, to feel in control, or to validate their own outlook on the world, but where I diverge from your line of thought is in your assumption ( as I understand it ) that because we are not yet good at forecasting, we should stop with it.
That's where I ask myself the question on whether it would be beneficial to be able to forecast phenomena, or not? If so, and I tend to believe it is the case that it would be beneficial for us to be able to forecast phenome... (read more)