(November 1, 2016 at 6:45 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(November 1, 2016 at 6:35 pm)Stimbo Wrote: What about it do you find convincing? Or a miracle?
There were thousands of witnesses. Many of whom were objective, from different or no religious background, as well as reporters.
And not everyone saw the so called apparition that were there.
Not to mention, there are quite a few natural explanations for the apparition, like a sun-dog, stratospheric dust (which caused a similar event in China, but they did not call it a miracle), and others.
Not to mention, that no one else in any other town in the area saw the apparition, not did any astronomer.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
