Web-Bot

[Sjakihata]

Now the web-bot wouldn't count if it's prediction is based on the other two, but if it isn't, that's three unrelated "sources" giving very similar dates for something bad to happen. We can then ask ourselves whether it's coincidence or truth for the next few years until we find out in 2011 or 2012.

That's my point, the bot uses all available information on the internet and then draws it's own conclusions. It simply combines sources.

I'm sure that if you knew how it handled web chatter and had ten million reliable persons each submitting some sort of clue or thread of speculation about say 2030 the bot would predict a new apocalypse in that very year.

The bot doesn't work as an independent source but is an information gatherer, only if the available information is correct or has some sort of plausibility will the prediction be of any interest.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

That's my point, the bot uses all available information on the internet and then draws it's own conclusions. It simply combines sources.

No it doesnt. It seeks out key words. It doesnt go into history and compare things. It is in no way connected to the other two.

PS there are many more predictions from other sources that 2112 is the end.

[Adrian II]

based it's prediction on "web chatter" which ultimately represents the collective unconscious of society.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

See and you never even suspected

[Husar]

That's what I thought, it does make some sense for the stock market because humans decide whether they buy or sell stock and that dictates the course. But in case of tragedies etc, there would need to be many humans who know about the tragedy before for it to reliably predict the tragedy.

Maybe it did what the CIA didn't prior to 9/11 and listened to Al Quaida chatting about their plans.