Oh yes, centuries ago, men predicted great skyscrapers would have commercial airliners flying into them. Why do you think the Wright Brothers were so diligent?
The Art or Trick of Prophecy. 1. Make a prediction in general terms, eg., the US will be visited by forces that will bring destruction. 2. Wait for something to happen, a twister, an earthquake or something of the kind 3. Remind people that X said it would happen 4 Give credit to X and believe his other predictions.
The Wright Brothers were early members of Al Quaeda. Islamists the pair of them. They knew the time would come when their fanatic followers would use their sinister invention to wreck America. I claim all film rights on this idea, but I'm willing to share them with you, Q, because you thought of it first.