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Essays on visual phenomena

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Oct 24, 2025ACX

Highlights From The Comments On Fatima

Scott explores reader responses to his Fatima miracle post, finding the most promising explanation in Buddhist fire kasina meditation practices that produce similar visual phenomena, while remaining uncertain about how 70,000 untrained people could achieve advanced meditative states instantly.

146 min read 22,516 words

Oct 1, 2025ACX

The Fatima Sun Miracle: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

A detailed investigation of the Sun Miracle of Fatima in 1917, where 70,000 people witnessed the sun appear to spin, change colors, and fall to earth, analyzing witness testimonies, skeptical explanations, and similar phenomena at other Marian apparition sites.

213 min read 32,949 words

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