Ask Lemmy

No, predicting the future by way of esoteric knowledge is not real. Anyone who says they can do it is delusional or lying to you.

I would believe them that they had the vision, I wouldn't believe it would literally happen, but I would consider if it was a sign that the trip was not a good idea for some other reason.

I don't put stock in the paranormal/ supernatural, but I've seen every one of those movies, and I know that if you try to get out of the situation, you'll end up in an even worse Rube Goldberg machine of death.

I’d ask them if they have a CO detector at home.

I've seen Final Destination.

I say we just get it over with because if it's real, Death will just keep coming after us anyway because we fucked up his plan.

Frankly depends a lot on the person.

A vacation and the sweet release of death? That sounds far too good to be true. Obviously we still go on the holiday! It's not every day that a psychic predicts your demise, it would be foolish to pass up such an opportunity. What better way to enjoy your time off than with the knowledge that you're never going to have to go back?

If anything happens and we don't die, I would want my friend to know I will be sorely disappointed. That two-bit clairvoyant will never hear the end of it if I have to live.

For me it would depend on how vehemently they oppose going and how much money is invested in the travel. $20 taxi? Sure okay, we'll walk or take a scooter. $1000 plane ticket? Fuck it, may as well die.

I would continue on without a care in the world because superstitious people are a waste of my time. It's just confirmation biases the game.

I'd make them a bet. I'll give them 10.000 euro right now, and if I don't die, they give me 20k right back. Surely, if they had a true vision, they'd go for it, right?

If I had less time to think it over, I'd probably just laugh at them really really hard.

if it's Boeing, I ain't going ;) (Modern Boeings only, the older ones pre 737-Max8 are kinda safe)

They probably have this idea on any travel. If it doesn't happen it's forgotten. Selection bias.

As someone with mild travel anxiety, I'd probably be the one with the vision. And even if not, it would make a good excuse to skip the trip and stay home like I wanted to do in the first place.

I'd believe they had a vision, but beyond giving this person everything they need to not go if they don't want to, me going would depend on the person, my relationship with them and how much effort/money was already invested in the plans.

Visions and dreams most likely talk about vague feelings/vibes someone got due to a variety of reasons imo, so it's good to pay attention to them. However, taking them literally and going through great lengths just in case they play out exactly as imagined also seems foolish to me.

I'd probably still go on the trip. I don't believe in supernatural stuff, but even if they were right, didn't Final Destination involve Death hunting down everyone who escaped the plane crash? I'd rather die quick on the plane (or maybe have a chance of living, maybe I was supposed to be one of the few survivors?) than deal with any of that.

I'm currently marathoning the movies, and I'm like, one of those people who would bash the person freaking out. but, if it happened once, and turned out to be true, I would believe them if they said it a second time. also, I would not really care.

Long ago I had a friend who claimed something similar. In front of the camp fire, he claimed he was feeing spirits inside of him and that he became possessed. He gained attention from the group for about a minute. At first they asked if he was okay. He continued to act possessed, so they stopped being kind. They yelled at him, made fun of him, imitated him….

I sat next to him and quietly asked if he was okay and needed anything. I didn’t really know what his reaction would be because I didn’t know him. He was a friend of a friend. Still, I told him that him and I could leave to take a walk and talk. He didn’t respond and simply stared at the fire. He ignored us for the rest of that night.

The following morning, he decided to act ignorant. “What happened? I don’t remember anything.” The group was pissed at him and barely talked to him. He hasn’t been invited to anything ever since.

This whole thing was very unfortunate. It’s a memory of mine that is painful. I understand back then we were teenagers. Teenagers explore their identities, sometimes in cringy ways. That’s normal. But still, the event isolated him from the group. And if I talk about this whole incident to anyone who was there that night, they still resent him.

I suppose this is a long answer to your question. If someone claimed they had a vision of the vehicle crashing/exploding and everyone dying, nobody would believe them and they’d be in for a tough time.

I'd make them prove it, tell me something that happened or was said or seen in the vision that they couldn't have known. Something which can be verified.

Chances are they can't.

Even if you don’t believe them, they obviously won’t be able to enjoy the vacation unless you avoid the circumstances they’re afraid of—so you might as well humor them.

I have had very serious conversations with family members regarding vacations and them worrying about where I was going.

Went anyway and had a great time.

The mere act of being told that something bad will happen changes your actions and choices on a subconscious level thereby likely avoiding the exact chain of events that lead to the moment seen in the vision without doing anything overtly different.

I've seen the first two of that movie series for the first time ever just yesterday.

i would try to escape the vehicle as fast as I can, even if someone is joking - because we don't joke around with fate 😭 (I'm way to scared to fly or go to a foreign country in general so this is a really unlikely situation for me to be in)

No. They should probably get their head examined, or not have dropped acid. I don't have friends who believe in this kind of superstitions nonsense.

No.

Yes, I've had that vision and was right.