There was at least one lady who thought it was the rapture.
I wish they were right because it would be awesome if all religious fundies were taken somewhere else. Too bad they often aren't good people and many, if not most, would end up being left behind. Imagine the tantrums when they realize they've missed the rapture. I bet we'd see a rise in Satanism that wasn't just a front to challenge Christian bias in religious rights but instead a rebellion against a god that spurned them. And then I wonder if they'd be surprised that atheists still want nothing to do with them.
Interestingly, there are actually weren't any such people. AFAIK
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woman-who-didn-t-get-raptured-demands-a-refund-on-her-generous-tips/ar-BB1lBtQ1
There was at least one lady who thought it was the rapture.
I wish they were right because it would be awesome if all religious fundies were taken somewhere else. Too bad they often aren't good people and many, if not most, would end up being left behind. Imagine the tantrums when they realize they've missed the rapture. I bet we'd see a rise in Satanism that wasn't just a front to challenge Christian bias in religious rights but instead a rebellion against a god that spurned them. And then I wonder if they'd be surprised that atheists still want nothing to do with them.
There were https://relevantmagazine.com/current/buzzworthy/rapture-watch-why-some-christians-think-the-solar-eclipse-will-actually-be-the-second-coming-of-christ/
I was in the path of totality. Which was amazing, but there were a LOT of people crowing about "something" happening during/after the Eclipse.