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Waiting For The Miracle - by Scott Alexander

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Waiting For The Miracle ... Scott Alexander Jun 18, 2026 417 273 37 Share There Were Lots Of Invitations, And I Know You Sent Me Some In 1917, three children in Fatima, Portugal claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary. They promised she would perform a miracle on a certain day in October. Nearly 100,000 pilgrims arrived, hoping to see whatever happened, and nearly all report that the sun turned pale, changed color, and spun around. Many other writers have investigated the children and their visions, but I was fixated on this sun miracle. Despite popular discussion of “mass hallucinations”, this i

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