"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 th

"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.