Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FUTURISTICS
futurology, futuristics
(noun) the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
futuristics (uncountable)
futurism (the study and prediction of possible futures)
Source: Wiktionary
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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