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To: MEGoody

>> It would also prove that the sun didn’t dance, it was just an optical illusion (or a ‘mass vision’ if that’s what you’d prefer to believe). <<

Are you familiar with this event? Did you know that the witnesses said they all saw the sun crash to the Earth? Obviously, the most fervently believing witness doesn’t believe that what they saw happened is what did happen, since that would of course meant the destruction of the Earth.

But what sort of optical illusion makes it appear that the bright shining object in the sky would dance around and crash to the Earth? And don’t forget, this would have to also explain exactly how three little children were also able to anticipate this, so as to gather a crowd of 70,000 people to witness it happen. See, that’s the tough thing: Even if a naturalistic phenomenon could be proffered as an explanation, it can’t detract from the miraculous nature of the event, just like the various naturalistic phenomena offered as explanations for Moses’ plagues of Egypt can’t detract from the miraculous nature of God’s deliverance of his people from Egypt.


21 posted on 10/14/2008 7:58:06 AM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus
But what sort of optical illusion makes it appear that the bright shining object in the sky would dance around and crash to the Earth?

Don't know, but obviously, the sun didn't dance or crash to the earth.

Even if a naturalistic phenomenon could be proffered as an explanation, it can’t detract from the miraculous nature of the event, just like the various naturalistic phenomena offered as explanations for Moses’ plagues of Egypt can’t detract from the miraculous nature of God’s deliverance of his people from Egypt.

Except the plagues of Egypt had a purpose. What purpose would this have served if it were a miracle?

26 posted on 10/14/2008 8:15:55 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall cause you to vote against the Democrats.)
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To: dangus

And didn’t it rain that day and make a muddy mess and then when the sun danced the ground dried instantly? I need to read the book I have about Fatima.


78 posted on 10/14/2008 9:45:27 PM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: dangus

And didn’t it rain that day and make a muddy mess and then when the sun danced the ground dried instantly? I need to read the book I have about Fatima.


79 posted on 10/14/2008 9:45:29 PM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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