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Hi Leah, thank you for your comment. We can use the Moon and other planets as a guide. The Moon is approx quarter the diameter of the Earth and it is relatively close at 384,000 km or 238,000 miles and we can see it clearly as a large object in the sky. We also see that it has phases depending on the angle we are viewing it in its orbit around the Earth. Our nearest planets, Venus and Mars, are millions of miles away from the Earth. Venus, when at its closest, is 38 million miles away and looks like an extremely bright star in the evening or morning sky. You can currently see Venus in the Western evening sky. Like Venus, all the other visible planets also look like stars. Jupiter is the next brightest planet after Venus. Since we can see the Moon in the sky bright and obvious, a planet very close to the Earth would therefore also be unmistakable and everyone would be seeing it and talking about it. There would be no way to hide it.

We would also be have massive ocean tides due to the gravitational effect of the planet, but our ocean tides (which are caused mainly by the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon) are perfectly normal.

Thank you for responding. That is a great explanation. Gravitational pull, and how other planets in our solar system are seen, seems like obvious points. Even when our planets in our solar system are in alignment we have a form of magnetic gravitational pull, and when the moon gets closer we have tidal changes, and Sun's weather (space weather) affects our planets volcanoes and earthquakes. I have this discussion with others and felt like maybe I was missing good points. However, their arguments in return include things I am not as well versed in. One argument they make is that the composition of a planet would cause it to appear differently to us than other planets do. Also, there is another theory of chem-trails and / or some kind of mirror system that would refract and manipulate light waves and particles, creating a type of cloaking device. Though, you would think that gravitational interaction would be enough to convince people that we would physically feel the presence if there was a big planet so close, but that doesn't seem to be a convincing enough argument.

@@leahrogers5769 regarding planetary alignments - this is where my debunking started off 10 years ago back in 2011. My earliest videos debunked Thebarcaroller / SolarWatcher and his "Planetary Alignment Earthquake Watch" videos. Aside from the fact that many of his "alignments" were false due to him not using his astronomy software correctly, the point that many people miss is that if planetary alignments could cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, then our own Moon which causes the twice-daily ocean tides would therefore cause massive earthquakes peaking every Full Moon and New Moon when the Sun, Earth and Moon are pretty much in a straight line - and even more so during solar and lunar eclipses. But this is not what we see at all. There is no link between Moon phases and earthquakes and there is no link between planetary alignments and earthquakes. Another claim is that solar flares / CME's cause earthquakes. Again, that is not the case - despite the claims of the likes of Dutchsinse and SuspiciousObserver. Solar activity and sunspots peak in activity approx every 11 years. If solar activity caused earthquakes then we would also see a corresponding peak in earthquake activity every 11 years - but we don't.

My interest only peaked a couple of years ago. I still have more questions than answers but seeking the knowledge has been fun. I will watch some of your older videos, too. Thank you for all your feedback.