Of all of the supposed predictions of Nostradamus, which ones can you make the best case for having come true?

Question

There have been thoudands of books written about Nostradamus' supposed predictions for the future. Which ones seem most irrefutable in terms of their accuracy?

Answer 1

"In the year of the new century and nine months,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror...
The sky will burn at forty-five degrees.
Fire approaches the great new city..."
"In the city of York there will be a great collapse,
two twin brothers torn apart by chaos
while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb
third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

Answer 2

None. Nobody really know why he wrote the Centuries in the first place, and all cases for them being prophecies are back constructions made after the fact and twisting the already unintelligible verses to make them fit the thesis.

Odds are they are just exceptionally abstruse symbolic poetry, and not predictions at all. The fact that Nostradamus was a famous astrologer is probably what made people jump to the conclusion they were prophetic in nature.

Answer 3

The fact of the matter is, human beings can twist what they see and hear to fit what they believe, no matter how far the stretch is. This is why things like horoscopes are so effective; if you believe that they are true, you will find a way to make a connection between the prediction and your life.

As for the idea that Hitler's name was really Hisler and the "s" is where the swastika shape comes from, which another answerer suggested, I must point out that this is not true. The swastika is a symbol of good luck taken from Dharmic religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism) and had been used for about 3,000 years before Hitler was even born.

Nostradamus said some very profound things, and there is no way to prove whether he actually predicted the future or not. If you believe he did, you can find ways to fit his poetry with facts - but nothing is irrefutable.

Answer 4

1.he said hisler actually and if you look into history far enough you will see that Adolph's name was hisler which is where the s design came from for the swastika. He changed it to hitler because he thought it sounded more aggressive.
2.he also predicted that Kennedy's killer was not Oswald that he would be framed and that the actual death bullet came from the bushes.
3. the twin towers he called the twin brothers and said that fire would reign from the sky planes loaded with gas would def cause a fire right?
Just giving an answer, in support of knowing both sides of a story

Answer 5

None. Nostradamus was a foreign language poet. Nothing more. His quatrains have been translated by those with an agenda. Seeing into the future is b/s.

Answer 6

I hear the Hitler one is quite popular. It's beyond me why he would say Hister though... Meh, haven't seen that program in a while. xD

Answer 7

None, really. If he can't write like a normal person why should I listen to him?

Answer 8

All of the ones that he got from the Bible.