The Future and Santa Robots

I had a wonderful discussion with my six year old son today, about the future, and about thinking and speculating about the future. It’s interesting how a six year old thinks about these things, and how much though he has given it. And how his perspective made me think about my writing.

He said that when you say something about the future, you lie. Because it is not something you know to be true. Then he elaborated: If someone tells you there are real Santa robots, that’s a lie. But in the fu...