Friday, April 21, 2023

Isaac Newton's eerie 1704 doomsday prophecy has people terrified of imminent apocalypse

The pioneering scientist who wrote the rule book on gravity, built the first reflecting telescope and even figured out the exact shape of the Earth calculated the date of the End Times.

Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton once predicted the world would end in 2060 – and people are terrified that he might be right. 

Many people have predicted the end of the world, from St.John the Divine in the first Century AD to random “time travellers” on TikTok. But while you might not take most of these prophecies seriously, when the father of modern science predict the end of all things it’s probably worth paying attention.

Sir Isaac Newton, who made numerous pioneering discoveries in physics and mathematics, believed that the world as we know it will end in 2060.

That might have seemed like a long way off when he wrote down his detailed calculations in 1704. But today it’s just 37 years away. Many of us will still be alive when that date rolls around. (Read More)