The '''future''' is a time period commonly understood to contain all [[events]] that have yet to occur.[1] It is the [[opposite]] of the [[past]], and is the time after the [[present]].[2] In the Occidental view, which uses a [[linear]] conception of time, the future is the portion of the projected time line that is anticipated to occur.[3] In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity special relativity] the future is considered to be [[absolute]] future or the future light cone.[4] In [[physics]], time is considered to be the fourth [[dimension]].[5] | The '''future''' is a time period commonly understood to contain all [[events]] that have yet to occur.[1] It is the [[opposite]] of the [[past]], and is the time after the [[present]].[2] In the Occidental view, which uses a [[linear]] conception of time, the future is the portion of the projected time line that is anticipated to occur.[3] In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity special relativity] the future is considered to be [[absolute]] future or the future light cone.[4] In [[physics]], time is considered to be the fourth [[dimension]].[5] |