Okay, my brain isn't sciency all too often or all too well. And the future is like, impossible to think about once I scale it to a certain point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future
The likely extinction date for humankind? How about the heat death of all stars? This is one of my favorite articles on Wikipedia. One of the reasons for that is that it could all be completely wrong (probably not, but possible). Not because it's Wikipedia, but because it's impossible to predict the future "with absolute certainty." So, I don't trust anything on this article "with absolutely certainty."
Back to The Minority Report. If it's impossible to think of the universe with any kind of certainty, how could we ever predict our own humanity with absolute certainty? Precogs are admittedly flawed!
Is it worth it to be wrong some of the time to take precautions all of the time? People are wrongfully sentenced today, even without a Precog system, and it's horrific.
What are the consequences of human error in prediction? Even if the state possesses the ability to predict crimes better than the layperson (which in itself is arguable), is it a valid system of prosecution if they can never predict anything with certainty?
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