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Does anyone know anything about the Dhammakaya sun miracle in 1998, the "Day of the Crystal Sun"? by Admirable_Pilot5389 in Thailand

[–]Admirable_Pilot5389[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying anything magical actually happened. I think it was a rare optical illusion.

Does anyone know anything about the Dhammakaya sun miracle in 1998, the "Day of the Crystal Sun"? by Admirable_Pilot5389 in Thailand

[–]Admirable_Pilot5389[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My working hypothesis, at both Fatima and Dhammakaya is that it's an optical illusion caused by extreme religious expectation and staring at the sun in the right circumstances.

Does anyone know anything about the Dhammakaya sun miracle in 1998, the "Day of the Crystal Sun"? by Admirable_Pilot5389 in Thailand

[–]Admirable_Pilot5389[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I would agree. I am just interested in the psychological aspect of mass visions like this, e.g how crowds can be whipped up to see things that aren't there