{"id":2379,"date":"2011-10-19T09:13:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T13:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2011-10-19T09:13:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T13:13:07","slug":"prophets-of-science-fiction-exhibit-a-levitation-via-quantum-locking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/10\/prophets-of-science-fiction-exhibit-a-levitation-via-quantum-locking.html","title":{"rendered":"Prophets of Science Fiction (Exhibit A: Levitation via Quantum Locking)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Like many prophets, science fiction authors have been both spectacularly wrong and spectacularly right at times. SF Signal shared this video trailer for a new series on science fiction authors as prophets of future science<\/a> which explores those visionaries who got things right (perhaps, like some of ancient Israel\u2019s prophets, because they actually inspired people to head in the direction they \u201cpredicted\u201d?)<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>There are <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5850799\/what-would-the-world-look-like-if-you-approached-the-speed-of-light\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">plenty of examples of science fiction becoming science fact around<\/a>, but let me just <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5850729\/quantum-locking-will-blow-your-mind--but-how-does-it-work\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">share one which was shared recently on IO9: Quantum locking \u2013 which accomplishes a form of levitation (watch this video \u2013 you will be impressed!)<\/a>:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quantum Levitation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ws6AAhTw7RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like many prophets, science fiction authors have been both spectacularly wrong and spectacularly right at times. 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