News & Politics - Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

itisaniceday · 07-20-2009, 09:43 PM

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Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week's total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.
But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday's natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.

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**vc318** · 07-21-2009, 07:26 AM

Hi itisaniceday and welcome to FF. Do you have the link to this article?

**sunnykerr** · 07-21-2009, 06:08 PM

Either way, it's not the first time the end of times has been prophesied.