Do you believe in "signs"?

[kentuck]

I do believe that there are things that happen that are beyond our small minds.

I do recall the last big eclipse that crossed America in 2017. It came on shore in Washington state and departed somewhere near Charleston, SC. Trump had only been in office a few months, but long enough to know that he was going to be a disaster.

Now, seven years later, there is another eclipse that crosses the path of the previous one, somewhere near the Paducah, KY area.

We did have weather disasters after the last eclipse. We had Houston flooded from a Hurricane and then almost immediately afterward, we had Puerto Rico and Cuba torn apart by hurricanes. There is no proof there was a connection, but it happened nonetheless.

People can interpret these "signs" anyway they wish, I suppose?

I prefer to see the beginning and the end of a 7-year scourge called Trump. I think the eclipse will signal the end of Trump and evil he brought to this country.

[woodsprite]

1. From your keyboard to God's ears! nt

[Maeve]

18. Beat me to it!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Inside info. I'm calling my London bookie! /nt

[FalloutShelter]

3. HAHA I'll Play

Yesterday, the Statue of Liberty was struck by lightning.
Today, a 4.8 earthquake about three miles from Bedminster, NJ
Monday complete solar eclipse.
Hat Trick!

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[Goonch]

4. Signs.......

[shrike3]

5. Your lips to God's ears.

Whatever God happens to be out there.

[kentuck]

8. You don't believe Al Gore and Zuckerberg envisioned the Internet and Facebook as it is now?

When they invented them?

How did they get so off track?

[Midnight Writer]

6. Sign. Sign, Everywhere a sign. Blocking out the scenery. Breaking my mind.

Do this! Don't do that! Can't you read God's signs?

[SallyHemmings]

7. I hope you are right

I am so tired of him. I'm tired of the news coverage. I JUST WANT HIM GONE....

[kentuck]

10. For everything there is a season...

Trump will soon be gone.

[Ocelot II]

9. No, that's just superstition. Eclipses happen; they aren't signs of anything

except that in the normal course of the movement of celestial objects, once in awhile the moon's orbit crosses in front of the sun in a way that some people on Earth notice.

[marybourg]

12. And which is predictable and

in fact predicted for hundreds of years in advance. So we know when a “sign” is coming. Amazing that medieval beliefs are returning as GOP talking points.

[TxGuitar]

40. This is what holds us back as a society

How in the world can someone in the 21st century see an earthquake, let alone an eclipse for frack's sake, as a sign?

[Stuckinthebush]

38. They happen every 18 months somewhere in the world

Science. Not gods.

[keithbvadu2]

11. The same sign taken two ways...

Trump's Christians/evangelicals recognize that Trump was sent by God as a blessing.

Christians of faith recognize that Trump was sent by God as a curse.

[kentuck]

13. Seems to be...

True Christians understand that "seven" is also a Biblical number. And if you subtract the time Trump has spent on the golf course, it has been exactly "seven" years since the curse began.

[hlthe2b]

14. I like your interpretation; albeit my area of US will only see a 66% eclipse--does this mean CO is stuck with him

33% of the time or effect?

[edhopper]

15. No disrespect

but this is just anti-science silliness. Things happen because of natural causes. There is no unknown, unseen force behind these things.

[kentuck]

17. Sort of like the James Webb telescope finding the end of the universe?

We don't know as much as we think we know, in my opinion.

[edhopper]

21. Not knowing something

doesn't mean there is an entity controlling the entire Universe. It means we don't know. There is little to no evidence of any supernatural power, and the more we find out, the less reason to believe in one. There are things we don't know, but we have never found the explanation for anything we have figured out to be God. Talk to an astro-physicist, they will tell you how much we don't know, but they won't tell you the answer is God.
We don't know=God is a bad axiom. We don't know=We don't know.

[kentuck]

23. We don't know.

True.

[edhopper]

24. But god

is a Bronze Age concept of people who truly did not understand the Universe.

[Mr.Bill]

29. To me science is

"We don't know...yet."

[edhopper]

31. It's also

"We might never know, and we are okay with that."

[Mr.Bill]

33. I agree.

That is also how Atheism works for me.

[Sympthsical]

16. The human brain is designed to look for patterns

It's an evolutionary advantage. So we relate things together instinctively, even if they don't necessarily go together.

Hence why during empirical study of any phenomena "Correlation does not imply causation" has to be repeated a billion times. Often to little effect.

[Maeve]

19. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

I'll make the sun disappear!

[bluestarone]

20. Well, i prefer huge lightening bolt hitting his raised golf club

Play with the Saudi golf tourney at his golf course. (I mean his money laundering course)

[Bundbuster]

22. 'Apocalyptic bloodlust': Conspiracy theorists push 'onslaught of misinformation' about solar eclipse (Alex Jones)

https://www.alternet.org/eclipse-alex-jones/

"Unconvinced by thousands of years of scientific inquiry, as well as driven by a general sense of apocalyptic bloodlust, many on the right are trading conspiracy theories about the upcoming eclipse, ranging from the belief that it signals the End Times to the idea that the Biden Administration is using it as an opportunity to shut down cell phone service or bring in the National Guard in an effort to make beautiful blond children who play sports transgender."

Dickson notes that the "onslaught of misinformation" about the March 8 eclipse "began" with Jones. In an April 2 post on X, formerly Twitter, the Infowars host wrote, "Major Events Surrounding The April 8th Solar Eclipse. Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order."

Another far-right conspiracy theorist who has been tweeting about the eclipse is Dom Lucre.

On April 2, Lucre posted, "There will be rituals performed during the April 8th Eclipse. Masonic, Satanic, Esoteric, Gnostic, Brotherhood of the Snake and other occult-like groups will be performing."

[Mr.Bill]

32. "Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order".

In other words, Local Masonic lodge is having a meeting.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

49. Maybe I will curse trump

In a cathartic satanic ritual during some point in this eclipse.

It would be fun imagining apophis swallowing his head until a fringe of dyed blonde hair is all that remains.

[patphil]

25. The eclipse crosses into the US right around Eagle Pass at the Mexican border.

That's already a hot spot for Republican grandstanding. Might be interesting to see what happens in that area between now and the election.
The capitol of Austin is also in the total eclipse zone, as it travels in an arc all across Texas.
Should be some more interesting stuff goin' down in Texas regarding the state government, and immigration. Governor Abbott

https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/

There is no doubt that the Republicans will milk immigration as a "huge problem" right up to the election.

[yagotme]

26. "Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs..." nt

[Trueblue Texan]

27. If it gives us hope to be rid of the curse of Trump, I'm in! nt

[Tree-Hugger]

28. Weather disasters after the eclipse

The 2017 eclipse occured on August 21st. That is just the beginning of peak hurricane season. To have hurricanes at that point is expected, not an exception.

I do believe in signs to a degree. However, the quake and eclipse are just natural phenomena and I don't see them as signs. Jersey has a fault line and experiences a couple of quakes each year. Solar eclipse happen 2 to 5 times per year.

[Sane1]

30. Quack-Anon

I read some Q person quoted as saying the Eclipse will cause the COVID Vaccinations we all got, to turn to poison.
If it’s true and we know the Trumps all got the jab,
Let’s hope the zombie apocalypse starts with them.

[sprinkleeninow]

34. Yes, for true. nt

[brooklynite]

35. Ridiculous

Eclipses are a predictable occurrence, taking into account the positions of the sun, moon and earth.

[doc03]

36. I bet scientists knew the path of eclipse would be 7 years ago. nt

[marybourg]

41. Even 100 years ago.

[doc03]

45. So 100 years ago God knew that there would be a Trump in the future I guess. nt

[marybourg]

46. That's why she's God.

[kentuck]

48. And as Jethro Tull is quoted in song:

"God is such an over-whelming responsibility."

[LeftInTX]

44. They already have on mapped out for 2903! 880 years from now!

There is gonna be one on July 16, 2903 and it will have a duration over 7 min 4 secs and it's already mapped out!!!

[DavidDvorkin]

37. No, of course not.

[EndlessWire]

39. But, where are the crop circles?

You can't have Revelation without crop circles. I'm sure they're in there somewhere.

Warning: Donald Trump is NOT any kind of Messiah, or Anti-Christ, despite the desire of the ex-Republican Party to make him appear so to certain sections of his base. He simply isn't. He IS an adjudicated rapist, fraudster, mob boss, traitor, anti-American POS who will sooner (or later, depending on your point of view) become an incarcerated felon. Did I leave anything out?

Donald Trump is distracting us from tending to what should most concern us: climate change. There ARE signs of that, despite what they say.

[Johonny]

42. Sort of

A lot of warning signs of certain medical conditions or recessions etc . . . Do I believe in supernatural signs. Fuck no.

[LeftInTX]

43. I'm sure John Hagee is writing a book with a different outcome...

[LudwigPastorius]

47. I don't believe that a predicted solar eclipse actually happening is a sign of anything.

...other than that Edmund Halley was right.

If it's predicted and doesn't happen, on the other had, then all bets are off.