Answer to Question #97748 in Philosophy for Thelma

Question

QUESTION 7
What does King think about the future?
a. It is merely an article of faith that the future will be better than the present.
b. It is important and reasonable to have faith for the future, but progress isn't inevitable.

Dialectical materialism ensures that a better state is inevitable.
d. He's generally pessimistic about change.

Answer 1

King thought that it is important and reasonable to have faith for the future, but progress isn't inevitable. In his speech "We Have A Dream" King shares his dream for America; he says that he hopes and has faith that this dream will come true, so it is also a prediction. 

So, the correct answer is b.