claim: In looking at Earth’s past, scientists can predict what the future will look like
evidences.evidence_id: Big data:287
evidences.article: Big data
evidences.evidence: Fed by a large number of data on past experiences, algorithms can predict future development if the future is similar to the past.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Global catastrophic risk:231
evidences.article: Global catastrophic risk
evidences.evidence: Scientists do not predict that a natural ice age will occur anytime soon.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Global catastrophic risk:36
evidences.article: Global catastrophic risk
evidences.evidence: Historically, the ability of experts to predict the future over these timescales has proved very limited.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Physics:132
evidences.article: Physics
evidences.evidence: For example, in the study of the origin of the earth, one can reasonably model earth's mass, temperature, and rate of rotation, as a function of time allowing one to extrapolate forward or backward in time and so predict future or prior events.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Scientific method:119
evidences.article: Scientific method
evidences.evidence: Scientific inquiry generally aims to obtain knowledge in the form of testable explanations that scientists can use to predict the results of future experiments.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS