Astrology (1 Viewer)

[adonis]

Was talking with an indian friend, red dot, and he told me that his dad went to a school in india where astrology was taught as a science, and he assured me that it was indeed a science.

What say you, FBG?

 

[videoguy505]

Can't be a science. Astology is based on the movements of the stars and planets. It's been practiced for 5000 years.

Pluto was discovered in 1930. If Astrology is correct, then it was wrong for 4700 years and it's accidentally correct now. Nothing done in Astrology before 1930 could be right.

There's talk of making some Kuiper belt objects "planets". If so, then the astrology of today will be incorrect tomorrow.

 

[prosopis]

Work of the =big pile of poo

 

[Chase Stuart]

Can't be a science. Astology is based on the movements of the stars and planets. It's been practiced for 5000 years.Pluto was discovered in 1930. If Astrology is correct, then it was wrong for 4700 years and it's accidentally correct now. Nothing done in Astrology before 1930 could be right. There's talk of making some Kuiper belt objects "planets". If so, then the astrology of today will be incorrect tomorrow.

I have no idea how any of that would make Astrology not a science.

 

[Galileo]

Was talking with an indian friend, red dot, and he told me that his dad went to a school in india where astrology was taught as a science, and he assured me that it was indeed a science.

Your friend's dad must have graduated from the same Indian school that is producing all those convenient store workers. The better schools in India, that actually know what a science is, produce doctors and such...Astrology is about as much of a science as is Intelligent Design! Seems this poll is heading in the right direction.

 

[adonis]

Was talking with an indian friend, red dot, and he told me that his dad went to a school in india where astrology was taught as a science, and he assured me that it was indeed a science.

Your friend's dad must have graduated from the same Indian school that is producing all those convenient store workers. The better schools in India, that actually know what a science is, produce doctors and such...Astrology is about as much of a science as is Intelligent Design! Seems this poll is heading in the right direction.

Actually, most of the doctors coming from India are doctors in homeopathy, which is akin to astrology IMO.Neither are based in pure science.

 

[1-2-many]

worked for the Eygptians and Aztecs

 

[piratemike]

Some truth, mostly fiction [ 5 ] [14.71%]

These people need to come forth so that I may beat them with a sprinkler key.

How about this guy?

A science 	 [ 1 ]	  ** [2.94%]

 

[FairWarning]

Taurus checking in.

 

[FUBAR]

Can't be a science. Astology is based on the movements of the stars and planets. It's been practiced for 5000 years.Pluto was discovered in 1930. If Astrology is correct, then it was wrong for 4700 years and it's accidentally correct now. Nothing done in Astrology before 1930 could be right. There's talk of making some Kuiper belt objects "planets". If so, then the astrology of today will be incorrect tomorrow.

Is geography a science?

 

[Coop]

I started reading my horoscope a few weeks back ... it's frightening how often it pans out.

As an example, I had been struggling with an issue at work for a better part of a day. Went home frustrated. Came in the next morning and my horoscope said to leave a challeging issue alone, it will resolve itself.

I actually got wrapped up in other stuff at work so did end up not dealing with it for the day.

Before I went home I received an email from the customer stating he worked it all out and everything is working properly.

I suppose this could be somewhat like the guys who "talk to the dead" for people. If you throw out enough crap, eventually something will stick to the walls.

But all in all, the one I read is accurate quite often.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I started reading my horoscope a few weeks back ... it's frightening how often it pans out.As an example, I had been struggling with an issue at work for a better part of a day. Went home frustrated. Came in the next morning and my horoscope said to leave a challeging issue alone, it will resolve itself. I actually got wrapped up in other stuff at work so did end up not dealing with it for the day.Before I went home I received an email from the customer stating he worked it all out and everything is working properly.I suppose this could be somewhat like the guys who "talk to the dead" for people. If you throw out enough crap, eventually something will stick to the walls. But all in all, the one I read is accurate quite often.

Horoscopes are almost always extremely vague and open-ended. If you're looking for your horoscope to play itself out in real life, you'll probably be able to do so.Try this as an experiement: Start reading the daily horoscope for some other sign. See how much of it applies to events in your life. This should be sufficient to convince you that astrology is bunk.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

"I believe in a lot of astrology." So commented pop megastar Katy Perry in a recent GQ interview. She also said she sees everything through a "spiritual lens"…and that she believes in aliens. According to data from the National Science Foundation's just-released 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators study, Americans are moving in Perry's direction. In particular, the NSF reports that the percentage of Americans who think astrology is "not at all scientific" declined from 62 percent in 2010 to just 55 percent in 2012 (the last year for which data is available). As a result, NSF reports that Americans are apparently less skeptical of astrology than they have been at any time since 1983.

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The data on Americans' astrological beliefs are compiled by NSF but come from a variety of sources; since 2006 they have come from the General Social Survey. Over the years, the GSS and other surveys have asked Americans a recurring question: "Would you say that astrology is very scientific, sort of scientific, or not at all scientific?"

In response, a substantial minority of Americans, ranging from 31 to 45 percent depending on the year, say consider astrology either "very scientific" or "sort of scientific." That's bad enough—the NSF report compares it with China, where 92 percent of the public does not believe in horoscopes—but the new evidence suggests we are also moving in the wrong direction. Indeed, the percentage of Americans who say astrology is scientifically bunk has been declining ever since a high point for astrology skepticism in 2004, when it hit 66 percent.

The recent increase in astrological credulity was most dramatic among those with less science education and less "factual knowledge," NSF reported. In the latter group, there was a staggering 17 percentage point decline in how many people were willing to say astrology is unscientific, from 52 percent in 2010 to just 35 percent in 2012. Also apparently to blame are younger Americans, aged 18 to 24, where an actual majority considers astrology at least "sort of" scientific, and those aged 35 to 44. In 2010, 64 percent of this age group considered astrology totally bunk; in 2012, by contrast, only 51 percent did, a 13 percentage point change.

Here's a breakdown of the changes in Americans' astrology beliefs by age group:

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So what's behind these data? The lead author of the report chapter in question, public opinion specialist John Besley of Michigan State University, cautions that we should probably wait for further data "to see if it's a real change" before speculating. But, he admits, the apparent increase in astrology belief "popped out to me when I saw it."

So if it turns out that Americans are indeed becoming even more devoted to astrology than they already are? As with many things in life, there's a Shakespeare quotation appropriate to the situation: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."

http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/02/public-opinion-astrology-dumb

 

[LinusMarr]

Was talking with an indian friend, red dot, and he told me that his dad went to a school in india where astrology was taught as a science, and he assured me that it was indeed a science.

What say you, FBG?

Astrology is like a fortune cookie.. Its cute, but that's about it....