Jan
26
How did Isaac Newton come up with his doomsday theory?
Apparently, according to Isaac Newton’s bible research, the earth can’t end before 2060….But what is his proof?
Answer by OldPilot
Proof? No there was no proof. Rather Newton had Christian Faith and studied the Book of Revelations. He like other Doomsday philosophers concluded that he had figured out from the events and clues of his day that the Earth could end no sooner than 2060. He didn’t say how much longer it could take only that 2060 was a minimum
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The physics section isn’t really the place to ask for biblical citations. If you really are asking for hard proof I think your in for a disappointment as biblical hermeneutics aren’t exactly known for that.
Newton was very religious, and believed himself to be part of a select group of people who were specially chosen by God to understand the Biblical scriptures.
Like a lot of end-of-the-world believers, he based his prediction on the Book of Revelations.
From Wikipedia:
“To understand the reasoning behind the 2060 prediction, an understanding of Newton’s theological beliefs should be taken into account, particularly his antitrinitarian beliefs and those negative views he held about the Papacy. Both of these lay essential to his calculations, which are themselves based upon specific chronological dates which he believed had already transpired and were prophesied within the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel within the Christian Bible.
Despite the dramatic nature of a prediction of the end of the world, Newton may not have been referring to the 2060 date as a destructive act resulting in the annihilation of the earth and its inhabitants, but rather one in which he believed the world was to be replaced with a new one based upon a transition to an era of divinely inspired peace. In Christian and Islamic theology this concept is often referred to as The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the establishment of The Kingdom of God on Earth.”
So basically he took writings from many many many years ago that were based on dreams, added a dash of his own personal politics and self-importance and came up with a different date from the other hundreds (thousands) of predictions.