Im not a religious persone...

coachnorm

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AT ALL...

But the fact that the sun is 400x larger than our moon and also 400x farther away from us and that random fact allows us to view the witchcraft that is a solar eclipse is freaking amazing to me.

We need to be careful about what we say. When someone compares the eclipse with witchcraft, especially on media, there is a severe coast to Christianity. That cost is fewer believers because they have become disgusted with us. When we set a bad example or are as seen questionable in our intelligence, the young just find a replacement for Christianity, thus when we die, we are not replaced with new Christians. Please remember, Christianity is dwindling in North America and Europe.
 

MarkDallas

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We need to be careful about what we say. When someone compares the eclipse with witchcraft, especially on media, there is a severe coast to Christianity. That cost is fewer believers because they have become disgusted with us. When we set a bad example or are as seen questionable in our intelligence, the young just find a replacement for Christianity, thus when we die, we are not replaced with new Christians. Please remember, Christianity is dwindling in North America and Europe.

I can't tell if you're serious.
 

Bulldogg31

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Yeah well here in Greenville SC that mutherscratcher was cool as **** let me tell you. Bout 2 1/2 minutes of total darkness. Crickets started up, cicadas were croaking, deer were running, dogs barking, animals losing their minds everywhere. 360 degree sunset around the whole city which was very cool indeed. There were, however, some Mexican roofers nearby that never even slowed down for five minutes. Just kept on roofing like nothing was happening. Crazy stuff.
 

Bucky Dog

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Energy it Bato Rouge today it was coll. About 75% and the temp felt at leas 10-15 degrees cooler. Wife was in Nashville and said birds stopped singing and the crickets and frogs started chirping.
 

VET

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Energy it Bato Rouge today it was coll. About 75% and the temp felt at leas 10-15 degrees cooler. Wife was in Nashville and said birds stopped singing and the crickets and frogs started chirping.

My wife said the same thing about the crickets. Cool as hell if you think about it.
 

ShrubDog

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We need to be careful about what we say. When someone compares the eclipse with witchcraft, especially on media, there is a severe coast to Christianity. That cost is fewer believers because they have become disgusted with us. When we set a bad example or are as seen questionable in our intelligence, the young just find a replacement for Christianity, thus when we die, we are not replaced with new Christians. Please remember, Christianity is dwindling in North America and Europe.

Eclipse=witchcraft=less christians=more snack bars

I see what your saying.
 

EurekaDog

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Geometry and Math !!! My kids groan whenever I remind them...

why they should "embrace" such classes. They groan louder when I answer a question with, "Because, physics!"
 

WrapItDog

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Bout 2 1/2 minutes of total darkness. Crickets started up, cicadas were croaking, deer were running, dogs barking, animals losing their minds everywhere.

My lady friend turned on her headlights during the darkness

 

GloryDawg

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The fact that the moon ended up in the exact spot the earth needed to balance the ocean is also amazing. Hell where the earth is located is amazing. Both moon and earth in just the right spot when the solar system formed.
 

Hugh's Burner Phone

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The fact that the moon ended up in the exact spot the earth needed to balance the ocean is also amazing. Hell where the earth is located is amazing. Both moon and earth in just the right spot when the solar system formed.
Our planet and universe are full of those "coincidences". So much so that I'm convinced none are coincidence.
 

BoDawg.sixpack

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Another sun fact I found intriguing

The sun contains a tad over 99.8% of the entire mass of the solar system. So essentially, the solar system consists of the sun and ....dats about all.
 
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You know... It's been theorized that the moon came waaaaay after the earth's formation. Apparently earth and an earth killer shared an orbit that eventually led to a collision. The impact almost destroyed both planets but ended up forming a disc around earth that with a year formed our moon. The first miracle us that the earth survived. Then the moon went to work stabilizing our wobble and trimming our rotation to the familiar 24hr cycle.
 

CochiseCowbell

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Our planet and universe are full of those "coincidences". So much so that I'm convinced none are coincidence.

Clive Staples (Jack) Lewis wrote three great books about this: "Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, & That Hideous Strength"; collectively known as "The Space Trilogy."
 

PineGroveBully

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From all the theories I've read this one has the most creedence in my opinion. That was one bad moon rising.

Seriously though I know many ppl got tired of all the eclipse talk but I think it's cool to have something like this come along that is so rare and awesome that it gets us to take a break from life and think just how special this third rock from the sun is. Man are we fortunate that Dan and L. Ron Hubbard found it.
 
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