All I "know" (to the extend of being almost certain), is that every one of these stories are man made, constructed by ignoramus people without any knowledge of any science and later used by thousands of cynics to discriminate and prosecute innocent people by the millions. The first believers have my sympathy, seeking as they were, explanations for things like earthquakes, volcanos, storms, sickness, death and famine. But now, knowing what science told us about all of these horrible, but natural events; my respect has vanished like the morning fog...