Now that pluto isn't a planet, does it mean astrology was bs all along?

Answer 1

Nope everything is going to be the same in astrology, pluto was one of the planets that was considered to have less of an influence on a person because of its slow movement. And astrologist also take into account stars, and other bodies that are not planets....or so they said at tarot.com :-)

Answer 2

Pluto, the last planet to join the heavenly pantheon, became the first to leave it. The status of Pluto had been under discussion for some time, but with the discovery of 2003 UB313, nicknamed Xena, the question became acute, for it seemingly had as much right as Pluto to be called a planet.

On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union surprised the world by voting in a new definition of planet, one that would exclude Pluto and bring the total number down to eight. (There had previously been been strong speculation that the redefinition would bring the total up to 12 instead of down.)

Pluto was instead classified as a dwarf planet, along with Ceres and the aforementioned Xena. The main difference between a dwarf planet and the real thing is that the dwarf variety has not cleared the area of its orbital path.

This redefinition met with a wave of protests from those who wanted to see the ninth planet grandfathered in, including but not limited to supporters of the late Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. His widow, however, said he would have been accepting of the IAU's decision since "he was a scientist" and understood that astronomers had to take into account newly discovered objects in the Kuiper Belt (where Pluto is located).

But opponents of Pluto's demotion remain unconsoled and have generated a thriving industry in T-shirts, mugs and other memorabilia. Among the many slogans of this movement was one which played on the mnemonic for the names of the erstwhile nine:

Answer 3

vedic astrology never takes Uranus ,Neptune and Pluto for any calculations as they are regarded as extra saturnine planets
So even if western Astronomers remove all the three it will not make any difference.

Answer 4

Astrology is bs, but Pluto was never an astrological sign.

Answer 5

Astrology has ALWAYS been b.s! Pluto isn't a planet anymore?

Answer 6

It always has been.
If you believe that your life is controlled by where the planets are, you are looking for excuses.
Personal responsibility for ones condition would be just too hard to accept.

Answer 7

No way. Pluto still exists. They call it a dwarf planet.

Answer 8

no, just like everything, knowledge is ever changing, who knows, in 5 years they could reinstate it as a planet because of new standards

Answer 9

I really hope this is a joke

Astrology is a way for people with no productive talents to take advantage of an ignorant public for money... it has always been a scam and not true.

Answer 10

its not a definitive science then again nothing is. look how many times they have changed the food groups because they find out other things are better then previously thought before..or how medical science changes with operations..even taxonomy constantly is in limbo.