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And, in fact, none of the answers
actually gives *the* "main" reason for the seasons. The principal cause
of the seasons is the tilt of the earth's axis in space.
I was attempting, albeit poorly, to force people to provide an explanation
for why the tilt of the earth's axis in space is responsible for the
seasons. I've run across several people who state confidently that the
cause is the tilt but cannot explain why (or explain that the tilt causes
the hemisphere to be further in winter than in summer).