I've recently read an article on Nostradamus; he seems to write very difuse and obscure words, but some people who knew how to interprete him conclude several things:
- There will be a Third World War
- Europe will be invaded by the muslims.
- The Vatican will fall.
- The antichrist will come to the Earth, but will finally be defeated.
What do you know on Nostradamus? He was a doctor, how could he learn to see the future? What do you think on these or other profecies made by Nostradamus??
2007-02-20 15:11:35 · 12 answers · asked by Diomedes 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
95% of his predictions were garbage. The other 5% are curious. It's all open to interpretation.
In one Century he mentions a warlike leader called 'Hister'. If that was a guess, it was a damn good guess!
2007-02-20 15:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The very vagueness of Nostradamus' delusional ravings allows for a broad range of interpretations. Pay attention, the next time someone raves about Nostradamus' keen ability to read the future, whether the event that Nostradamus is said to have predicted has already happened. Does the raver say, "See, Nostradamus said this would happen!'
No one can predict the future. Anyone can say that "there will be wars, earthquakes and floods."
2007-02-20 23:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Eh...I take it with a grain of salt. I've seen only a handful of things on the man. At best, some of his predictions were vague and seemed correct because some people made them fit. Maybe he did see visions of the future. I think he claimed his body would be stolen and it was. I seem to also remember he predicted that a guy named Hiser (or something close to it) would cause a huge world war and try to kill out a group of people. That could be seen as predicting WW2 and Hiser was actually Hitler. I don't know. I don't think he was a prophet or anything. Just a dude with lots of time on his hands and willingness to write things down.
2007-02-20 23:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
None of what Nostradamus has written is coherent enough to be interpreted as it is.
So whatever is 'interpreted' is really what the interpreter wants you to believe.
Will there be a 3rd world war? Why not? Its only a matter of time. Will Europe be invaded by the muslims? It depends on WHICH part of Europe you're talking about and want to argue upon. Will the Vatican fall? Well, fall as in what? demolished?
The Anti-christ will come, that's written in the bible.
So, what has Nostradamus written? NOTHING.
2007-02-20 23:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by Lion Killer 1 · 3⤊ 5⤋
He had many dire predictions for 1999 that didn't come to be in the way of this 3rd World war...it's time has come and passed.
Although, he was rather accurate on a lot of other things. Could be alternative timelines he was able to see into.
2007-02-20 23:16:42 · answer #5 · answered by bradxschuman 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He's got 1 out of 4 right so far. The Muslims have already invaded Europe
2007-02-21 00:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by barnowl 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Well you say enough general things, some of it is going to come true. Have you ever actually read the crap he wrote? It says nothing and could be interpreted about a million ways.
2007-02-20 23:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Vague, vague, vague, watch Penn & Teller's show Bullshit. they have their way with Nostradamus.
2007-02-20 23:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I know that any true Christian could predict all of those things.
1.) The WWWIII has already begun.
2.) Europe is already being invaded by muslims.
3.) The next pope will bring the fall of the Vatican.
4.) The anti-Christ is already alive on earth.
I guess vague predictions could be interpreted to mean anything.
2007-02-20 23:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by JohnC 5 · 1⤊ 11⤋
i guess he either was the real thing,
OR
he got really lucky, AND wrote pretty general things.
2007-02-20 23:16:19 · answer #10 · answered by uhohspaghettiohohs 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋