I've heard about him and many of his most popular prophecies but haven't been interested in his work until now. You might think it's because of the WTC attack, but actually what made me raise an eyebrow was that he identified the "Second AntiChrist" by name, short of one letter, "Hister".
I read that about half of his more than a thousand predictions have come true, according to "historians" (hmm).
So I wonder, which would be the most credible and summarizing book written about Nostradamus, that is the most widely referred-to, lucid and widespread interpretation and analysis of the guy. there must be some history book that stands out. (Oh, I don't think I'll make an attempt on his original notes and manuscripts, that would be a bit much.
And yes, I tried the search engines and some book shops but got mostly novels and sci-fi stories based on the stuff. I'm sure there's enough of that. So, any leads, crew?
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I never got into those predictions. They're all so vague that they can be translated to fit any current situation.
I was thinking of First Wave though, now that it's over I wonder what Sci-Fi will do with Saturday nights or if they'll reair it beginning to end. A bit off topic I know...
-------------------- I'm slightly annoyed at Hobbes' rather rude decision to be much more attractive than me though. That's just rude. - PsyLiam, Oct 27, 2005.
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Why off-topic? Nostradamus is a load of bollocks. First Wave - they cancelled it, did they? Interesting - is a load of bollocks. I've seen far less-connected subjects crop up in threads here.
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That "Hister" thing is bullshit. It was created by people who were too stupid and/or ignorant to bother to do any research and find out that "Hister" is just an old name for the Danube River (or at least part of it; I've never been too clear on that).
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I wasn't saying that ol' Nosty himself was full of shit. I can't make a call on that one way or the other. But the people who think that "Hister" was an almost-right spelling of "Hitler" don't know what they're talking about.
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-------------------- I'm slightly annoyed at Hobbes' rather rude decision to be much more attractive than me though. That's just rude. - PsyLiam, Oct 27, 2005.
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