One need not be a Hebrew prophet of old to be able to discern the times and give more or less accurate assessments of where things are heading. Plenty of secular prophets have been doing pretty well in warning us about an ominous future — albeit without the divine inspiration.
The dystopian novels by George Orwell (1984) and Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) of course spring to mind here.
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