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2006-08-16 16:50:30 · 11 answers · asked by oracle 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Astrology is nonsense and not to be confused with astronomy the science.
2006-08-16 19:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Astrology is a science in the sense that you need to use math to figure the reading out.
But unlike popular belief in general it does not predict the future only the possibilities from the planet alinement's above your place of birth. Those in the news papers are only general reading for the whole of the sign for that day.
There are two main types Solar and sidereal . I have found the sidereal real type to be more accurate . But you still have Free will to follow the path or go another way.
2006-08-17 00:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Farmers plant & harvest by the moon cycles.
Police Dept. & Hospitals staff up for the full moon.
Sergeons won't schedual an operation on a full moon (bleeding complications).
The tides of the ocean rise & ebb with the moon.
The body is 90 some odd percent water, and you don't believe that the celestial planets have an effect on it. Hmmmm.....
I guess all those professionals are wrong!
2006-08-17 00:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would agree that astrology is not a science, and so would most scientists.
Although the astrology and astronomy share a common origin, modern astronomy as practiced today is not to be confused with astrology. While astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena, astrology is a study concerned with the correlation of heavenly bodies and earthly and human affairs. Astrology is variously considered by its proponents to be a symbolic language, a form of art, science, or divination. Critics, including the scientific community, consider astrology to be a pseudoscience or superstition as it has repeatedly failed to demonstrate its effectiveness in numerous controlled studies.
"Astrology disempowers you. By placing your future in the accidental configuration of planets and stars, you avoid taking responsibility for your actions, you fail to make decisions based on your own best self interest, and you give up the power to control your own destiny." "Belief in astrology results in a degradation of critical thinking skills, which, combined with the loss of power to control your own destiny, can only serve to degrade your life, not enrich it." - http://tinyurl.com/gvb27
It meets the criteria for a pseudoscience (or "fake" science) because it meets the following criterion:
"PSEUDOSCIENCE shows a total indifference to criteria of valid evidence. The emphasis is not on meaningful, controlled, repeatable scientific experiments—instead it is on unverifiable eyewitness testimony, stories and tall tales, hearsay, rumor, and dubious anecdotes. Genuine scientific literature is not cited. Generally pseudoscientists never present any valid evidence of any kind whatsoever for their claims." - http://tinyurl.com/m8sct
I hope this helps!
2006-08-17 17:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, astrology is nonsense. It certainly has nothing whatsoever to do with science.
2006-08-16 23:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, astrology itself is not a science.
2006-08-17 00:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kelli 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some of the things God has made, satan has made a fake... in order to confuse. astrology is one of satans fakes for God's 12 tribes of israel.
astrology is nonsense... let no man decieve you!
:) God bless
2006-08-17 00:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by ppunk71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to think its B/S, but then I cant help but read it anyways. I'm not sure, I usually read them at the end of the day and try to see how off they are.
2006-08-16 23:56:32 · answer #8 · answered by smokewizzle44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not agree.
Astrology is a very popular form of entertainment and is a very real science.
2006-08-17 05:47:03 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love astrlogy (which is under astronomy).. I could study it forever
2006-08-17 00:03:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋