Silly Claim From "why A Lack Of Solar Activity?"

[SocialistAurora]

Moderation note: the first 2 posts of this thread were moved from the Earth and Climate Science forum thread why A Lack Of Solar Activity? because they contain silly, unsupported claims

 

Hehe.  This is outside of the "science" realm but it is still relevant.

 

There is a theory that the "sun spots", those holes on the star we call the sun -- are actually an iris.  Basically, just as there is life on earth which is difficult to explain i.e. biogenesis, there is a sentient being inside of the star planet earth revolves around.  It is difficult to observe because the sun emits so much radiation.  But those holes are like a horses eye watching you from time to time.

Edited July 27, 2014 by CraigD

[Turtle]

Hehe.  This is outside of the "science" realm but it is still relevant.

 

There is a theory that the "sun spots", those holes on the star we call the sun -- are actually an iris.  Basically, just as there is life on earth which is difficult to explain i.e. biogenesis, there is a sentient being inside of the star planet earth revolves around.  It is difficult to observe because the sun emits so much radiation.  But those holes are like a horses eye watching you from time to time.

Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure. ~ George Carlin

Edited July 27, 2014 by Turtle

[Eclogite]

On the face of it the opening post of this thread barely makes it to the status of pure nonsense. However, that reveals an interesting aspect of how things have changed as a consequence of the widening and deepening understanding that the scientific method brings.

 

William Herschel, the British astronomer of German birth, was no slouch. He discovered Uranus, determined the axial tilt of Mars, deduced that the galaxy was in the form of a disc, recognised that the solar system was moving through it, was the first to see some of the satellites of Saturn and Uranus, and identified a possible correlation between sunpsot activity and the price of wheat. His long life of scientific investigation (andmusical composition) aided by his sister Caroline, ended only shortly before his death in 1822 - less than ten years before Charles Darwin set sail in the Beagle.

 

And Herschel also thought that there were living, thinking beings on the sun, speculating that they might perhaps be glimpsed through sunspots, which he thought to be 'holes' that allowed us to see into the interior. So, the opening post, while still containing a crazy idea, is in good company.