Who Does Know (Gould) (Score 1)

Recently I have had the pleasure of listening to a speech by Stephen Jay Gould on the subject of predictability - or the lack therof. According to him, the hope that New York will exist in even 50 years is a question. We as humans seek patterns, patterns which truely do not exist in nature. As a history major, I don't know if I agree, but I am strongly leaning towards Gould's take.