The main thing Baba Vanga and Nostradamus have in common is that they both think the world will end in the most dramatic of circumstances.
But this doesn't explain why the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) classified, and then declassified, a 1965 book titled The Adam and Eve Story - a conspiracy theory about how the world (kind of) already ended.
What is The Adam and Eve Story?
Written by Chan Thomas, allegedly a former US Air Force employee, the controversial book essentially presents an alternative view of Earth's history.
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Thomas claims that the advanced civilisations were wiped out - like in the biblical flood - which left behind 'myths', such as the story of Adam and Eve.
The writer uses elements of science, religion, and mythology, to explain why he believes 'geomagnetic reversal' has previously wiped out people on Earth.
He claims the cataclysmic event was caused by Earth's poles, which are the two points where the planet's axis of rotation meets the surface and switches places.
Thomas says geomagnetic reversal caused earthquakes, tsunamis, and severe weather about 780,000 years ago.
"During a pole reversal, the magnetic field weakens, but it doesn’t completely disappear," explained NASA.
"The magnetosphere, together with Earth’s atmosphere, continue protecting Earth from cosmic rays and charged solar particles, though there may be a small amount of particulate radiation that makes it down to Earth’s surface.
"The magnetic field becomes jumbled, and multiple magnetic poles can emerge in unexpected places."
Thomas alleged that the Earth's magnetic field has and will be altered, causing widespread damage across the globe.
Weirdly, we don't know why the CIA classified parts of the book, and then declassified it in 2013.
Controversially, interpretations of the theory were shared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2023 and nonprofit watchdog Media Matters for America said it was a complete bulls**t theory.
"That is total bogus. If that’s what happened every 6,500 years, we would certainly see it; it would be in all the records," senior research scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center, Martin Mlynczak, also told The Verge.
"The amount of energy to bring that about is tremendous. And you know, there’s nothing to initiate it."
How did Baba Vanga think the world would end?
Baba Vanga, the blind Bulgarian mystic and herbalist, was born in 1911 and was known for allegedly predicting major global events, such as WWII, 9/11, and climate change.
To top it off, she declared that humanity will meet its end in the year 5079.
Without providing specific details of this apocalyptic event, she claimed natural disasters and wars would eventually leading to Earth's destruction.
How did Nostradamus think the world would end?
Although Nostradamus has been dead for 458 years, his predictions are still being talked about by his followers.
The French astrologer, born as Michel de Nostredame, marked his name in the history books with Les Prophéties - a collection of predictions - back in 1555.
Although the English print version is only 179 pages, many have interpreted his words to predict upcoming contemporary world events.
While some see him as a genius, many just think he's being deliberately vague.
He predicted that a massive asteroid called the 'Harbinger of Fate' would destroy earth as we know it.
The astrologer wrote: "From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, A harbinger of fate, the world pleads."
Topics: Baba Vanga, Conspiracy Theory, Nostradamus, History, Science
Anish Vij