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captain queeg

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4. Just imagine what people thought back then. I'm sure superstations ran amuck

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Sun Apr 11, 2021, 10:41 PM

Apr 2021

If it baffles modern scientists, civilizations must have been close to collapse. I imagine the church used it to heighten there control and status. Even today if something like that happened without the benefit of satellites, etc, the End Times crowd would be all over it. Even if the science of a volcanic eruption was accepted the religious nuts would say god had caused it to punish evil men for... fill in the blank.

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536 was 'the worst year to be alive' [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

Maybe things aren't so bad now? Maraya1969 Apr 2021 #1

536 to 2020 aeromanKC Apr 2021 #2

The worst year to be alive *so far* -misanthroptimist Apr 2021 #3

Just imagine what people thought back then. I'm sure superstations ran amuck captain queeg Apr 2021 #4

Was 536 too early for conspiracy theories? SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2021 #10

great stuff! thanks. (nt) stopdiggin Apr 2021 #5

Did someone just say Fagradalsfjall? nilram Apr 2021 #6

Very interesting! Hekate Apr 2021 #7

So this kind of weather could happen again. Kablooie Apr 2021 #8

Fascinating but there's a ridiculous historical error unrelated to the climate event and the plague. hedda_foil Apr 2021 #9

Over a hundred years .... we're 50 years in under RepublikkkQan destruction. live love laugh Apr 2021 #11