About This Episode
A total solar eclipse becomes the starting point for a bigger conversation about what people believe, how they interpret what they see, and why the experience feels so intense in the moment. The group describes the sudden darkness, the temperature drop, and how even animals seemed to react. From there, the discussion shifts into questions about perspective, distance, and whether personal observation should outweigh scientific explanations. A wild, honest conversation where science, faith, and perception collide. Watch full episode here: https://youtu.be/qJsm7xUDWEM #austinandmattpodcast #austinandmatt #podcastclips #podcast #solareclipse #eclipse #space #science #faith #debate #astronomy
Questions Answered in This Episode
According to the podcast, do the sun and moon produce the same kind of light?
No, according to the podcast, the sun and moon produce different kinds of light. Sunlight is hot and preserves food, while moonlight is cold and spoils food, suggesting the moon generates its own, distinct light source.
According to the podcast, are the sun and moon the same size?
Yes, the podcast emphatically claims that the sun and moon are the same size as they appear during a total solar eclipse. The speaker believes this is evident when they perfectly align and block each other out and that this is a key point in their argument.
According to the podcast, how far away are the sun and moon from the Earth?
The podcast argues that the sun and moon are relatively close to the Earth, contrary to the scientific consensus. The speaker suggests they are local, possibly only a couple thousand feet away, and that their distances are similar.
According to the podcast, what does the Bible say about the sun's movement?
The podcast claims that the Bible, specifically Ecclesiastes, states that the sun goes around the Earth. The speaker uses this as evidence to support a geocentric worldview.
According to the podcast, what is the firmament?
According to the podcast, the firmament includes the sun, moon, and stars and is described on the first page of Genesis. The speaker implies understanding the firmament is crucial for Christians and rejects the possibility of space travel, such as going to Mars.
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Full Transcript
How do you explain eclipses? Did the eclipse come through here? Uh, did it ever hit Arkansas? We're going back to Flat. I'm going back. Yeah, the total solar eclipse when the sun and moon. Okay. One overlaps the other cuz I I went to uh Missouri when it happened about a year and a half. I drove across the country to chase the eclipse. I really wanted to see it. I've never seen a total solar eclipse and it just sounded like a crazy thing that happens. Amazing. So, yeah. And so I just I had to see it and then I looked at it and then also they could tell you, you know, it's going through Texas and Austin and here they they literally tracked exactly where the full eclipse was going to be. Wait, so that is proof that the sun and moon are not at the same distance from the Earth because the the moon can pass in front of the sun. One had to get in front of the other. Is that right? They're not the same distance. How does it work? Or no, you No, I'm asking actually. Right. This is what I love to answer too because this really will simplify it for y'all cuz we're in a ju position here. Okay. when you're just basically looking at that eclipse which the whole world watched right out there. I watched it here. This is Yes, sir. Yes, sir. about two minutes of total darkness. Yeah. The chickens went up in the roost and everything. Oh, did they really? Were the animals spooked, bro? I was spooked. Oh, man. Everything got real quiet. It was like there were noises and then as soon as it hit the temperature dropped like 10° all and the whole everything goes dark and all the animals were quiet. Wow. And it just it was so eerie for a few minutes. What was going through your head? Here's number one thing that I want to bring up about this eclipse. And I have a question for y'all. When that sun and that moon lined up perfectly, did they appear to be the same size? I mean, it went right behind it and held and then the little sliver came out the other side. So, at least approximately. You know, I'm here to tell you they are. What your eyes see is correct. Anything else is uncchristian. It's satanic and it's [ __ ] And that's there's no other. The sun and the moon are the same size. That's when there's a perfect eclipse. They line up perfectly, block each other out. What are the odds that one is 400 times further away? 96 million miles. The other is 212,000. And they happen to [ __ ] bro. They're on they're they're actually counterparts. Moon produces its own light. Does moonlight look like sunlight? No, cuz it's not. It's moonlight. It's cold in nature. It spoils food. Sunlight is hot. It preserves food. They have different qualities. They're the moon makes its own light. It for a fact, bro. That's it's a luminary. It's on the first page of Genesis, brother. All these Christians, you got to read it, bro. Christians, you got to understand it. It says the moon the moon is its own source of light. This is stated in Genesis. It's a luminary. Sun, moon, and stars. There's only one sun. There's only one moon, and everything else is stars. Wait, you got to help me out with this, though. Yes. If the moon passed in front of the sun and they're the same size, then they must be relatively close together. Is that right? Because if if I hold my thumb in front of the light, my thumb's a lot smaller than that light, right? But I can almost cover it just if if it's far enough away. So, now we're talking about two objects that are what we call local. They're relatively close. The sun is local. I can prove it in a hundred ways. By local, I mean not 96 million miles away. I mean relatively low to Earth, actually in the clouds, like a could be a couple thousand feet. And it varies in height throughout times of the day and throughout seasons. But I'm telling you that the Earth is very close and it's the same distance as the moon. It's why they look like they're the same distance apart because they are. Your eyes are right. It's okay. You can believe what the Bible says. You can believe what your eyes tell you. The Earth is not spinning 1,000 miles an hour. Ecclesiastes, this is Old Testament. First chapter of Ecclesiastes, it'll tell you the sun goes around us. It's like, come on, man. It says it over and over in the Bible. The sun comes around us. Christians, make up your mind. Denounce NASA. Tell them to go to hell. You know, tell them that they're the evil bastards that they are. Tell them Project Blue Beam ain't going to work on you. You're not going to take the chip. The robots ain't t taking over to Earth while we're here. This is die for your Christian way of life and and die for your beliefs. That's what we have to do, guys. And we can't even get Christians agreeing that the sun and the moon are the same size in the sky because some of them believe that they're billions of years. And uh I want everybody to unify and know NASA's full of [ __ ] And it's very biblical. It's very important. And I love Jesus Christ. And that's why I love to talk about this stuff because it matters. It's put in the Bible for a reason. In fact, the firmament, the sun, moon, and stars, that's on the first page. This is day one kindergarten material. If you don't know it, you are behind. You need to catch up, Christians. You need to understand we're in a firmament. We're not going to no Mars, bro. There ain't none.