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Your premise is the premise of one of my favorite series of books. The Foundation Series, by Isaac Asimov. In it, there exists a branch of psychology called "Psychohistory," whose goal it is to predict the future of civilization on a galactic scale. As individuals, humans are wildly unpredictable, but in large enough numbers, certain patterns emerge and predictability becomes more possible.
The books are fantastic, and I highly recommend you read them if the subject interests you. Also, if you have read any other Asimov, the final book in the Foundation series ties all his works together. It's called Foundation and Earth, and unfortunately it's out of print. How whack is that!? The one book that ties all hos works together and it's out of print!
Anyway, nobody will be bowing down before you any time soon (at least, not for this reason). It's a nice thought, and it fits well with a discussion I'm having in another post about free will.
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