I always thought that God was having a chariot race and when ever he clipped a rock it would spark and make lightning and the clouds would clap for him winning the race and that would be thunder but if they clapped too hard they would make holes in themselves which rain would pour out.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- In a race if you finish several laps down you have to make up for it afterwardsAnon
- I think thunder is the clouds fighting and bashing eachother and lightning is fire balls from the sun.— Crazy Cowgirl MADI
- My dad thought when he was little, rain was caused by army guys in the clouds with rain guns. — Daughter of the Weird
- I used to believe that politicians actually ran (like in a race) for office.— m
- I used to believe that we (the human race) was a movie and God was showing it to everyone.— Sean
- I used to believe that a racist is something like a person who loves to race on the racetrack.Anon