Kunombono wokuthi iphupho liyisethi yezenzakalo ezake zenzeke kithi, zivele ziqoqwe ngendlela ejwayelekile futhi engalindelekile. Kodwa ingabe kunjalo njalo? Kulokhu kufanele siyiqonde. Yonke isayensi yesimanje ithi ayikho amaphupho ayisiprofetho, futhi zonke iziprofetho okuthiwa yiziprofetho nje kuphela futhi azikho lutho. Kodwa-ke, emlandweni wasendulo, kunezinkomba eziningi ezinjalo ezimpilweni ezingokwesiprofetho. Ngakho-ke, isibonelo, umzekeliso wendlela umkaJulius Caesar owake wabona ngayo iphupho elingokwesiprofetho ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe engaziwayo. Uxwayise umyeni wakhe, kodwa akalalelanga iseluleko sakhe, okukhokha ngalo.
Iphupho lesiprofetho nalo lidlala indima ebalulekile ekupheleni kuka-Emperor Augustus. Isiprofetho sabonakala ngephupho kumngane wakhe kanye nombusi, owayekholelwa emaphupheni ayisiprofetho, washiya indawo yokulala kwakhe ngesikhathi, okwamsindisa ekubhujisweni.
Nokho, akubona bonke ososayensi abaphika ukuthi kukhona amaphupho ayisiprofetho. Usosayensi waseFrance uCamille Flammarion washicilela incwadi lapho ahlanganisa khona inqwaba yezindaba ezitshela amaphupho ayisiprofetho. I-Flammarion yayikholelwa ukuthi kwakudingeka ukwamukele ukuba khona kwamaphupho okwesiprofetho, njengeqiniso elingenakuphikwa. Wachaza ukuthi kukhona umbono okhethekile ngaphakathi kithi ovumela ukuthi sibone futhi sizwe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa usizo lwezinzwa ezivamile. Futhi umphefumulo ngosizo lombono wangaphakathi uyakwazi ukuzwa izenzakalo ezenzeka kude futhi zibikezele izenzakalo zekusasa.
Kunezibonelo eziningi, zombili lezo ezichazwe ezincwadini zomlando kanye nalabo okwenzekayo nabantu bethu, ngenkathi isimemezelo noma iphupho londoloza abantu kusuka ekufeni. Ngakho ngaphambi kokuba i-Titanic edumile ihambe, abagibeli abangaba yishumi nesishiyagalombili benqaba ukuhamba. Bachaza indlela abaziphatha ngayo ngokungahambi kahle okwenzekile ukuthi badonsa izinsuku zabo zokugcina. Kufaka abagibeli abahlanu babona amaphupho ahambisana nawo, kanti umfazi womunye walabo abashiyile wenza umdwebo, owawuveza umkhumbi odilikayo.
I-Academician Bekhterev ikhokhele kakhulu ekutadisheni amaphupho ayisiprofetho emsebenzini wakhe. Kanye nodokotela osebenzayo uVinogradov, owayengumngane wakhe omuhle, uBekhterev wenza ucwaningo. UVinogradov wachitha iminyaka emine ebuza iziguli zakhe, ezama ukuthola ukuthi babe namaphupho angokwesiprofetho. Umphumela, owawuthola ososayensi, wawungumgogodla. Cishe ingxenye yalabo abacwaningwa kanye kanye nempilo yabo babona amaphupho ayisiprofetho. Ngokwemvelo, i-Vinogradov ibhekwa njengobungqina obunzima kuphela, futhi ayizange ilandele izindaba ezingathembekile. Nokho, ngenxa yempi, ososayensi abakwazi ukushicilela incwadi emiphumeleni yocwaningo lwabo.
Manje emhlabeni kukhona ukucabanga okuningi okuchaza uhlobo lwamaphupho angokwesiprofetho. Omunye wabo waqhubekisela phambili izinto eziphilayo. Batshela ukuthi, elele, ulwazi lomuntu lulahlekelwa ukuxhumana kwalo neqiniso. Kulo mhlaba, umzimba womuntu uyakwazi ukuthola ulwazi oluvela emvelweni wangaphandle, abawubiza ngokuthi i-noosphere. Ubuchopho bomuntu bukhipha ulwazi oludingayo kusukela ku-noosphere, kodwa akuwona wonke umuntu ongakwenza.
Abalobi besinye isazi sezinzwa zezinzwa okuthiwa ngesikhathi sokulala ebuchosheni bomuntu, ulwazi oluqoqiwe phakathi nosuku lwenziwa. Lolu lwazi luhlaziywa futhi luhlangene nalo oluvele lungaqondakali. Ngakho-ke, ngokusekelwe emaphupheni, umuntu angahlaziya futhi ashintshe imikhuba yakhe yokuziphatha.
Abaphikisi balezi zinkantolo bathi empeleni, la maphupho awasho okwesiprofetho, kodwa kuphela ukubonakaliswa kwezenzakalo ezenzeke kakade. Kungenzeka ukuthi baqinisile ngempela. Ngokwesibonelo, uFreud naye wayekholelwa ukuthi amaphupho ngeke akwazi ukubikezela izenzakalo ezingakaze zenzeke. Ngokusho kukaFreud, amaphupho afika kithi evela ekujuleni kolwazi lwethu, kodwa ngendlela ehlanekezele kakhulu. Kukhona inhlanganisela yezinkumbulo ezahlukene, ukushintshwa kwemicabango ngemifanekiso ebonwayo noma izimpawu ezihlukahlukene. Ngokuvamile amaphupho abonakalisa izifiso, okuyinto umuntu abe namahloni ngakho futhi ngokucophelela ukucindezela, ukuthumela ukuba abazi lutho. Ngesikhathi sokulala, umuntu akayikulawula imicabango yakhe nezifiso zakhe ezifihlakeleyo, ukuthululela emaphupheni ahlukahlukene. Ngokuvamile kunalokho, lapho umuntu evuka, akasakhumbuli amaphupho akhe futhi akwazi ngisho nokusho nokuqukethwe kwawo.
Amaphupho ayisiprofetho: iqiniso neqiniso? Ukusho ngokucacile ukuthi kukhona yini amaphupho ongokwesiprofetho nokuthi imaphi amaphupho manje, mhlawumbe, akekho ongakwazi. Le mfihlakalo yemvelo yomuntu isakalungiswa.