Upcoming eclipse of 21/08/2017
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well, we'll see tomorrow if the math - which is globally understood & doesn't just belong to NASA in any way - works out and the prediction is sound.
but as for our little flat-earth crowd?
where's their diagrams of the orbit of the moon? where's their eclipse predictions? those things don't exist in their world. they can't even explain how the sun rose this morning, or how the moon has phases that the whole earth sees as being the same at the same time. there's your "not too reliable" group.
i made a little diagram to illustrate how daft this idea is:
do you, Gary? do you, really?
well, we'll see tomorrow if the math - which is globally understood & doesn't just belong to NASA in any way - works out and the prediction is sound.
but as for our little flat-earth crowd?
where's their diagrams of the orbit of the moon? where's their eclipse predictions? those things don't exist in their world. they can't even explain how the sun rose this morning, or how the moon has phases that the whole earth sees as being the same at the same time. there's your "not too reliable" group.
i made a little diagram to illustrate how daft this idea is:
do you, Gary? do you, really?
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That is what "just kills me" about all of the hype... 
How is it that a shadow cast on the surface of the Earth is going to trigger an earthquake or some other such thing?
If anything happens during or after this event, it will have been caused to happen - and, I do not mean - by 'nature' or "the hand of God"...
How is it that a shadow cast on the surface of the Earth is going to trigger an earthquake or some other such thing?
If anything happens during or after this event, it will have been caused to happen - and, I do not mean - by 'nature' or "the hand of God"...
could you please explain how you think the moon moves?
what its position and path is as a function of time?
in a way that matches reality, as observed on every point on earth?
a consistent model that is usable for prediction.
because, i've never seen a 'flat earth' model of lunar motion that makes any sense. none can explain lunar or solar eclipses, phases, rising and setting, tides, change in apparent angular diameter. visibility in daylight and night. certainly not all of those established characteristics, no two things simultaneously, and hardly any single one of them satisfactorily.
if flat earth is the truth, there ought to be a working model that fully explains all of the moon's observed motion and appearance. like the planetary model does - it explains every detail perfectly, with precise, verifiable prediction demonstrated thousands of times over.
you say you can visualize these things, and that you understand them: you could go down in history as i know it as the first person to ever explain a working lunar model for flat earth. please, enlighten us?
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That is what "just kills me" about all of the hype...
How is it that a shadow cast on the surface of the Earth is going to trigger an earthquake or some other such thing?
If anything happens during or after this event, it will have been caused to happen - and, I do not mean - by 'nature' or "the hand of God"...
How is it that a shadow cast on the surface of the Earth is going to trigger an earthquake or some other such thing?
If anything happens during or after this event, it will have been caused to happen - and, I do not mean - by 'nature' or "the hand of God"...
The theory is that the fault lines can be hindered... and the tide can rise..
Today is the day.. the hype can stop and the eclipse can pass.
Obviously.. like you say something could be done and blamed on the eclipse...
You all have contributed something and I thank you all... I know GOD said they are for signs and seasons but so many questions come from answers.. I feel like I'm chasing the wind.. hehe
i have with my own eyes witness things strange to me.. but they may not be strange to another.
May you all be blessed and let us know your experience in good time.
i have with my own eyes witness things strange to me.. but they may not be strange to another.
May you all be blessed and let us know your experience in good time.
in addition to your eyeballs, please don't destroy your camera's light collector by pointing it at the sun without appropriate filters...
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this article has in it a really nice click-dragable graphic of all the total eclipses predicted on earth from now to 2080
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/eclipse/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.1891052548f9
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this article has in it a really nice click-dragable graphic of all the total eclipses predicted on earth from now to 2080
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/eclipse/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.1891052548f9
