Honestly I do have been very respecting you as you're an experienced teacher of English and native speaker, and I am not very convinced by your answer about the usage of subjunctive mood in the case of tufguy's. If so-called prediction of an individual's is without established scientistic theory, I would say that's just an imagination only SO FAR.
We've agreed the usage of subjuctive mood on the website. Do you agree if there're not solid facts or proofs in his remarks which can be considered as just his imagination only? Does any IT scientist put forward such an established theory and tell the public that will happen definitely?
I don't mean to talk about the IT science here. My point is imagination is supposed to use subjunctive mood.
A fortune-teller can 'predict' all kinds of things too AT WILL. Most of their predictions are nonsense.
It's said that Maya people 'predicted' the end of the world in 2012. That's nonsense too.
I don't claim tuyguf's words are nonsense, but I would say that's his imagination. How do you tell apart the defintions of 'imagination' and 'prediction'?
IMO, imagination = idea or thought is without facts, theory, survey, scientific research, etc.
prediction = ideas or thoughts are based on factors above more or less.
I don't intend to be rude or argumentative, and I don't try to challenge the English of you folk who are language experts. I am asking the grammar, just because I don't understand, and I hope someone can help me out. I admit my English is poor, but meanwhile I suppose teachers like you would encourage students or learners can have their independent thoughts even if we were wrong. I hope you, tufguy and possible other people will not be offended by my manner. If you are offended, I'd like to apologize. You can advise me how I should phrase my question and expressions more politely and acceptable.