A full moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun. A new moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun. These make a difference in the tides.
A conjunction is when two bodies in the sky appear to be close to each other in our line of sight. That means, I we could actually feel their gravity from that far away, we would be getting a combination of the gravity from both bodies pulling on the earth from the same side.
So it's not occult, although I wouldn't think the gravity from anything in the solar system besides the sun and moon could affect anything here on earth.
I wonder if the Dutch guy is an astronomer or if he's actually done the math on how much gravity decreases with distance.
All good points. However, if the Dutch guy can't explain his thesis properly and others have to do it for him, and while making several assumptions... I appreciate your effort, but as to the video's maker, I'm not convinced.
As I said in my original response, he does not explain how the conjunctions affect Earth...people are merely assuming that it's gravitational, but he doesn't actually SAY that in the video. We are left to intuit what forces are at work, and it's THAT that I am faulting him for.
There are several definitions of "conjunction" ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunction ) but the guy doesn't indicate which definition he's referring to. He's just sloppy in his approach...vague terms, unknown forces at work, conclusions left to the viewer, and so on.
The obvious effect, if you think about it, is a possible gravitational pull on the earth. Being obvious and using common language meant I didn't see any further explanation required. Anybody can see which meaning of conjunction applies here. We're talking objects in the sky, not "buts" and "ands."
A full moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun. A new moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun. These make a difference in the tides.
A conjunction is when two bodies in the sky appear to be close to each other in our line of sight. That means, I we could actually feel their gravity from that far away, we would be getting a combination of the gravity from both bodies pulling on the earth from the same side.
So it's not occult, although I wouldn't think the gravity from anything in the solar system besides the sun and moon could affect anything here on earth.
I wonder if the Dutch guy is an astronomer or if he's actually done the math on how much gravity decreases with distance.
All good points. However, if the Dutch guy can't explain his thesis properly and others have to do it for him, and while making several assumptions... I appreciate your effort, but as to the video's maker, I'm not convinced.
A video in English shouldn't be required to explain every single English word. Those were common terms that I learned in school.
As I said in my original response, he does not explain how the conjunctions affect Earth...people are merely assuming that it's gravitational, but he doesn't actually SAY that in the video. We are left to intuit what forces are at work, and it's THAT that I am faulting him for.
There are several definitions of "conjunction" ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjunction ) but the guy doesn't indicate which definition he's referring to. He's just sloppy in his approach...vague terms, unknown forces at work, conclusions left to the viewer, and so on.
The obvious effect, if you think about it, is a possible gravitational pull on the earth. Being obvious and using common language meant I didn't see any further explanation required. Anybody can see which meaning of conjunction applies here. We're talking objects in the sky, not "buts" and "ands."