(November 1, 2016 at 7:50 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I'm still wondering which part of the story is the biggest miracle - the Sun moving around the sky, the Earth not being affected by the rapidly-shifting gravitational and tidal effects, or that nobody else on the daylight side of the planet (not to mention a sizable portion of the terminator and beyond) noticing anything out of the ordinary.
The miracle was that the sun moved around in the sky for about 10 minutes at the exact day and time the children predicted, in front of the thousands of people who were gathered at that spot.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh