Baba Vanga (Баба Ванга)
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- zaq0
The "prophecies" of Nostradamus and Baba Vanga were so vague and unintelligible that they could reasonably refer to anything. Furthermore, people have heavily adulterated Nostradamus's words to make it seem like he predicted specific events. After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, for example, several "spooky" Nostradamus predictions began floating around that spoke of "metal birds" or "steel birds" crashing into "giant statues" in the "land of york". Problem is, Nostradamus never wrote any of that. Many of these so-called predictions were doctored by people who had the benefit of hindsight to make it seem as if they very closely predicted the 9/11 attacks. They did no such thing.
Bottom line: you can take the incoherent ramblings of a self-designated "prophet" and use them to predict anything, provided they're vague enough. If, heaven forbid, something disastrous DOES happen in 2010, you can bet that the Nostradamus and Baba Vanga apologists will be quick to show exactly when and where either of those "prophets" predicted it. If nothing major happens, then they'll simply shift their predictions to 2011. It's all creative interpretation, unscrupulous editing, and cherry-picking, my friend.
In order for me to be convinced of a "prophet's" reality, that person would have to make very specific predictions that he or she would have no way of knowing and which couldn't have simply been guessed. For example, claiming that there will be a great war in the 21st century is a a no-brainer. For one, how do you define a great war? Furthermore, wars happen all the time. I would be more impressed if the prophet said that there would be NO wars in the 21st century and if that came true!
- the sun will rise tomorrow in the east. look for it.jaylarson
- pablo_280
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- georgesIII0
Give her some slacks,
she was born in Strumica!
- Roberthannink0
Vanga has predicted that a World War III will start in 2010.
- PIZZA0
Cheers haven't heard of this before, good fun.
2111 – People become living robots.
Surely after becoming robots a lot of this sort of stuff no longer makes sense >
2196 – Complete mixing of Asians and Europeans.
- whereRI0
normally, i laugh at this stuff.
not that i believe her predictions or anything, but there is such a real threat in something like happening that it sent a chill down my spline'2010 – World War III. War will begin in November 2010 and end in October 2014. Will begin as usual, then nuclear will be used initially, and then chemical weapons....
Then Muslims will wage war against chemical surviving Europeans."
- sothere0
happy soul isnt she.
- whereRI0
jeez man, dunno why but this shit has shaken me up. how would a lil ol lady like that make up some of this shit?
- PIZZA0
"2010: World War 3 begins in November 2010"
Just a few more days
- zombee0
As entertaining and as scary as this is, I can't help thinking it's a bit bollocks. Firstly, how come when you google Baba Vanga, all the prediction sites are dated post 2006, when surely these were common knowledge and publicised on the net well before then.
Next what about this:
2010 – World War III. War will begin in November 2010 and end in October 2014. Will begin as usual, then nuclear will be used initially, and then chemical weapons.
2028 – Creating a new energy source (probably a controlled thermonuclear reaction). Hunger is gradually being overcome. Launched a manned spacecraft to Venus.
So in the space of 14 years, in a post-apocalyptic Earth, we manage to build a spacecraft capable of carrying man to Venus? Somehow I find this a little hard to believe.
- war pushes science/technologywhereRI
- according to wikipedia there was a book about her in 1996PIZZA
- More to tthe point—WHY would a human go to Venus? We can't (in any way easily) go on to the surface..?detritus
- <This is what I was wondering...duckseason
- drgsss0
Ok, I've googled her, these predictions are not hers, but a translation from some russian sensationalist newspaper
Shes did predict some stuff, but not as detailed and not further then 2050
- differenz0
zombee: Well, they are predictions after all. As whereRI said, I also usually laugh at this stuff but honestly, this sort of did send chill down my spine.
As far as I understand, she was illiterate and blind and in some small village in Bulgaria, others around her were writing the stuff she said down and than passed to others. There are loads of articles on her predictions on google - all in all.. I just don't know what to make of it.
- WrappedInBooks0
Can't she just pick some stocks that will outperform the market! That would be more helpful than foretelling the end of the world as we know it.
- Ohh wait, she's no longer with us. Missed that part.WrappedInBooks
- d_rek0
4599 – People achieve immortality.
*chuckle*
- They found an immortal jellyfish recentlyPIZZA
- http://green.yahoo.c…honestIy
- whereRI0
^ hmmm north and south korea have been duping it out
- JG_LB0
2010-2012 – shit's going down
- dbloc0
- who the fuck is that Chink?Salamandojo
- kim jong's son. next in line.lambsy
- would the correct racial epithet be Korink?CyBrain
- moIdero0
Ronald Reagan? The actor?
[chuckles in disbelief]
Then who's VICE-President? Jerry Lewis?