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I am not religious but I have experienced a total eclipse and it was the closest thing to a religious experience I have experienced. Seeing the sun and everythi

by Sammi 3y ago

I am not religious but I have experienced a total eclipse and it was the closest thing to a religious experience I have experienced. Seeing the sun and everything go dark in an instance is an overwhelming experience. It's not like the sun fades slowly into darkness. It fades slowly until it half dark, and then just goes out in 1 second. Like if someone fades the light of the sun out in 1 second. It felt impossible. And you can see the light on the horizon, which looks amazing too. And when the sun comes back it comes back in a blinding explosion of light like you have never seen.

hilbert42 3y ago
"I am not religious but I have experienced a total eclipse and it was the closest thing to a religious experience I have experienced." Nor am I, but each of the three total eclipses I've seen have been an overwhelming emotional experience—an experience I will never forget. Trying to explain one's experience of a total eclipse to others who've never experienced one always fails, one's lost for words, one stammers and the other party is somewhat bemused at one's antics and is little the wiser after one's explanation. The best photos don't suffice, there is no substitute, one just has to be there. I am forever amazed at how the universe works, the fine-tuned physical constants, which if ever so slightly different we wouldn't exist, the Goldilocks position of our planet in the solar system with its oxygen and water and life support, and the fact that the moon exists without which—again—we wouldn't likely exist despite our planet's favorable position. Now top all that off with the fact that the moon's diameter and its distance from earth is just is so precise that during a solar eclipse the moon just covers the sun—so precise that near totality we get to see the Baily's Beads and the diamond ring effect, and at totality we see the sun's corona. How did such 'precision' come about? It's truly amazing. The coincidence of all this coming together to create the world in which we live simply overwhelms me whenever I think about it. It's so remarkable that no wonder so many believe it could never exist without a creator.
justusthane 3y ago
One of the most amazing parts to me was how the crickets all started chirping as soon as the sun went out, as they were all fooled into thinking it was suddenly nighttime for 30 seconds.

by Sammi 3y ago

hilbert42 3y ago

"I am not religious but I have experienced a total eclipse and it was the closest thing to a religious experience I have experienced." Nor am I, but each of the three total eclipses I've seen have been an overwhelming emotional experience—an experience I will never forget. Trying to explain one's experience of a total eclipse to others who've never experienced one always fails, one's lost for words, one stammers and the other party is somewhat bemused at one's antics and is little the wiser after one's explanation. The best photos don't suffice, there is no substitute, one just has to be there. I am forever amazed at how the universe works, the fine-tuned physical constants, which if ever so slightly different we wouldn't exist, the Goldilocks position of our planet in the solar system with its oxygen and water and life support, and the fact that the moon exists without which—again—we wouldn't likely exist despite our planet's favorable position. Now top all that off with the fact that the moon's diameter and its distance from earth is just is so precise that during a solar eclipse the moon just covers the sun—so precise that near totality we get to see the Baily's Beads and the diamond ring effect, and at totality we see the sun's corona. How did such 'precision' come about? It's truly amazing. The coincidence of all this coming together to create the world in which we live simply overwhelms me whenever I think about it. It's so remarkable that no wonder so many believe it could never exist without a creator.

justusthane 3y ago

One of the most amazing parts to me was how the crickets all started chirping as soon as the sun went out, as they were all fooled into thinking it was suddenly nighttime for 30 seconds.