r/BeAmazed 1d ago

Nature Rare devil sunrise appears in multiple countries across earth

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u/The_Bacon_Strip_ 1d ago

This is probably how the ancient Egyptians came up with Ra sailing a boat through the sky

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u/sslemons 23h ago

I’d love to see a list of natural phenomenons that led to ancient tales

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u/ogie381 19h ago

Auora borealis is nothing short of the gods fighting or something like that. Had I witnessed that before we understood what it was, I would have definitely believed in Odin, Thor, and Valhalla.

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u/Whoozit450 21h ago edited 20h ago

There’s a bush in the desert that secretes a film that can burn off in high temps - The Burning Bush

Theres an entire mountain range under the Red Sea that would’ve been visible at certain times in the ancient biblical times - The Parting of the Red Sea

Thats all I recall from an 80s documentary on bible stories explained by science

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u/Mdgt_Pope 10h ago

The ancient flood that caused lake bonneville resulted in the story of Noah’s Ark

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u/Readylamefire 9h ago

There are some debates that this was because of an meteor impact in the ocean that caused swift flooding in many parts in the world. Truly a godlike power, just in the form of a giant falling space rock. Atleast gods have flair and (sometimes terrible) personalities.

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u/lesath_lestrange 3h ago

Speaking of meteors, I read that the story of Sodom being smited in the Bible may have been inspired by a city being struck by a meteor.