What is the most profitable means of selling THE FUTURE in THE PRESENT [and/or THE PAST]?

17. It is the oldest fortune telling/future predicting profession. People have been making money off of it since prehistory. Just look at how wealthy the catholic church is, and all those TV evangelists. Virtually ALL of their predictions have failed and yet the people keep asking for more. And in times of financial recession, or any sort of disaster, the business picks up! I should have gone to bible college.