Modern scientists hold the same prophetic authority as ancient astrologers.
Evidence
Ancient astrologers used their ability to predict the behavior of planets to order social life through the calendar and to regulate agriculture. The knowledge of astronomical order in turn supported their authority as all-purpose seers capable of taming the future. Similarly, modern scientists use their capacity to predict the behavior of narrow, closed systems to claim the right to predict and order all human futures. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 668
Categorization
- SEED: A ripe essay angle: contemporary AI forecasting and tech futurology as a secular priesthood claiming domain over the future.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 668
- XREF: connects to: Modern scientific elites function like ancient astrologers as oracles and servants of power. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 668; Modern scientific elites are oracles to the people and servants of ruling classes. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 668
Broader Connections
- Modern scientific elites are oracles to the people and servants of ruling classes.
#expands(0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 668