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Monday, February 16, 2026
Annular solar eclipse ("ring of fire") February 17, 2026, primarily visible over Antarctica, with partial phases in South America and Africa.
An annular solar eclipse("ring of fire") will occur on February 17, 2026, primarily visible over Antarctica, with partial phases in South America and Africa. The maximum eclipse lasts 2 minutes and 20 seconds, creating a "ring of fire" as the moon covers 96% of the sun.
Key Details for the February 17, 2026 Eclipse:
- Type: Annular Solar Eclipse (Moon is too far to fully cover the Sun, creating a ring).
- Path of Annularity: Primarily Antarctica, including areas near the Davis Sea coast and Concordia/Mirny stations.
- Partial Visibility: Southern Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and parts of southern Africa.
- Time (UTC): Begins at 09:56 UTC; Maximum eclipse is 12:13 UTC.
- Safety: Special solar filters/glasses are mandatory for all phases of this eclipse.
This is the first solar eclipse of 2026. While the full "ring of fire" is limited to remote, icy regions, the event is significant for astronomical study.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
This famous quote, frequently attributed to the Roman orator and philosopher
Marcus Tullius Cicero (often rendered as "The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity, and brutes by instinct"), highlights a hierarchy of learning and intellectual capacity.- Wise Men (Reason): The highest form of learning, where one uses logic, foresight, and understanding to act correctly without needing to suffer mistakes.
- Less Understanding/Average Minds (Experience): Those who learn through trial and error, requiring personal experience—often painful—to understand a lesson.
- Most Ignorant/Stupid (Necessity): Those who only change or act when forced by absolute necessity or dire consequences, as they lack the foresight of reason or the insight from experience.
- Beast (Nature/Instinct): Animals act based on innate instincts or natural impulses, not conscious thought or learning.
The quote emphasizes that relying on reason is superior to needing to experience failure or being forced by necessity, encouraging proactive, intellectual, and thoughtful living over reactive, impulsive behavior.
Biblical "sin" by Ken Attwood
Biblical “sin” is a legal category, not a timeless stain floating over humanity.
No law, no transgression.
Paul states this directly. Sin is not counted where there is no law.
That definition anchors the entire discussion.
The law in question is the Mosaic law.
Not a universal moral code, not human conscience, not philosophy.
Only Israel stood under that covenant structure.
Only Israel could violate it.
Daniel frames sin the same way.
He speaks of finishing transgression and bringing an end to sin inside Israel’s prophetic program.
That is not global language.
That is covenant language.
Hebrews declares the same event as accomplished through Christ.
One sacrifice, sin dealt with, no repeat system.
The writer does not describe a partial solution.
He describes completion.
If sin is defined by the law, and the law administration has reached its terminus, the charge evaporates.
Abolish the legal code, abolish the violation category.
Calling every human a “sinner” after that point quietly resurrects the very system Hebrews says is obsolete.
It puts the courtroom back after the case closed.
Scripture never presents sin as a biological condition of the species.
It always appears as covenant violation.
No covenant jurisdiction, no covenant guilt.
Simple legal logic.
Post 70 AD, the structure that defined sin no longer stands.
No temple, no priesthood, no sacrifices, no covenant court.
No court, no charges.
No charges, no sinners.
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