The Miracle of the Sun

Bigdaddydvo · #1 10-21-2007, 02:55 AM

I forgot to post it last weekend, but October 13th was the 90th anniversary of The Miracle of the Sun

This miracle is significant since God (through the Blessed Virgin Mary to the children at Fatima) promised and delivered a supernatural event at a specific date and time in front of close to 100,000 witnesses...something unprecedented in modern history.

Given that individuals can usually only see God through the dark manner of Faith (w/the rare exception of certain mystics), this event is just about as close to a "testable" miracle that a believer can produce. It is untenable to suggest that 3 small children could exactly predict the date and time of a localized extraordinary solar phenomenon in front of 100,000 witnesses without the help of God or David Copperfield. Since modern, illusion inducing technology was unavailable 90 years ago, our explanation for this event is rightly narrowed down to Divine action...and not to three uneducated kids making the largest correct luckbox prediction in human history.

tolbiny · #2 10-21-2007, 03:13 AM

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Since modern, illusion inducing technology was unavailable 90 years ago, our explanation for this event is rightly narrowed down to Divine action

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Hahahahahaha. Thanks, after the Indians got schelacked tonight i needed that.

Arp220 · #3 10-21-2007, 02:02 PM

this HAS to be a level...

Duke · #4 10-21-2007, 02:11 PM

Well I'm convinced.

Lestat · #5 10-21-2007, 02:15 PM

How are people who believe this not flat broke from all the late night info-mercials? Do they all stop watching after making the Ginsu knife purchase?

Duke · #6 10-21-2007, 02:28 PM

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How are people who believe this not flat broke from all the late night info-mercials? Do they all stop watching after making the Ginsu knife purchase?

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I have found a strong correlation in my family with religious belief and infomercial purchasing/home shopping club/that stuff.

scorcher863 · #7 10-21-2007, 02:29 PM

lol only ppl in this field saw the sun moving. what about all the other ppl on that side of the earth?

furyshade · #8 10-21-2007, 02:38 PM

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lol only ppl in this field saw the sun moving. what about all the other ppl on that side of the earth?

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well, portugal is at higher elevation, so it is closer to the sun ldo.

scorcher863 · #9 10-21-2007, 02:55 PM

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well, portugal is at higher elevation, so it is closer to the sun ldo.

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oooooh, now i get it. hehe

Bigdaddydvo · #10 10-22-2007, 01:30 AM

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How are people who believe this not flat broke from all the late night info-mercials? Do they all stop watching after making the Ginsu knife purchase?

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Lestat,

I'm well aware of your generally skeptical disposition, but you're a much better poster than having to resort to a barb akin to "OMG people who have Faith suck at life."

If I remember correctly you've posted about having a former Catholic background, so I'd surmise you'd have some interest in the story. Humor me, then. I'd like you to offer your best explanation of what happened. We're not talking about something like the Resurrection where Faith is needed...this is a documented historical event, at the time widely reported in numerous secular newspapers, and which is no older than the First World War.