abobtosis

Would the reduced sunlight have an effect on photosynthesis? Like would it hurt crop yields and such?

I disagree. I feel like his answer is pretty easy to guess, that he doesn't believe that it's superstition. The poster of the original question was clearly digging for that answer in order to start an argument about belief in the existence of God, so it doesn't seem like a productive response or discussion is possible with that in mind.