{"product_id":"the-problem-with-prophecies-d-alan-petersen-9781923174726","title":"The Problem with Prophecies!","description":"\u003cp\u003eGathered here are sixteen flights of the imagination, beginning with questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.How will the Law of Unintended Consequences affect the use of a Mars colony to repopulate a devastated Earth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.What could possibly go wrong with our search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI)?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 3.What do Churchill and Spraken's exploits on Gallius II teach us about who we think we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.Who wins if capitalism and technology are practised to the nth degree? Mr Rüppell's tale gives clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.When humans seek the easy way, Robot Dreams will have their say! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSavour each of the sixteen courses of this \"mental degustation\", but make sure you leave room for the nuanced messages in the concluding story: The Glorious Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample it, or read from first to last, but whichever way you go, don't rush this banquet of mind food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBon appétit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Alan Petersen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Alan Petersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192317472X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923174726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Linellen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"D. Alan Petersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874500686079,"sku":"9781923174726","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-problem-with-prophecies-d-alan-petersen-9781923174726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}