is astrology true?how can planets around us affect our life??

Answer 1

for me no...its because we ourselves are responsible for all the things that happen to us...god knows

Answer 2

I wish the sun didn't rule Leo. It's too darn hot. Oh, your question--I don't know. Did astrology change when telescopes were invented? If so, then it's probably fluid enough to change the tradition to include new planets. I mean, just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's there, so maybe the planets had an influence even when they weren't planets. Not that I know much about astrology, but I guess you should look back at the history to see how it adapted to changes when people got better optical devices. But think about this: the Pleiades (among other names) supposedly represent 7 sisters (or pigs, or whatever your culture thinks.) Technically, the Pleiades are a group of a bunch of stars but only 6 look visible. So where does the idea of a 7th sister come from? Everybody says, well, the 7th sister is hiding or didn't go to heaven or whatever. But the myths, from culture to culture, all talk about 7 objects even though only 6 are visible to the naked eye. So unseen objects have an influence. It seems stupid to only include stuff in astrology that was visible to the ancient world. Shouldn't astrology change with technology? I'm not much for traditions (and I'm not much for astrology), but just from a logical point of view, I think it should get with the program.

Answer 3

Astrology was the precursor of modern astronomy. If one looks at astrology charts they did a good job at predicting the paths of planets before gravity and mathematics became common. Where the two part company is astrology uses the planets to predict effects on human destiny and behavior. In that respect, it was also a procurer to psychology that attempted to correlate human behavior as a function of birth date. One may not agree with it, but is was the starting point for at least two branches of science.

It was the invention of the telescope and the discovery of the sun-centered solar system that created the seeming permanent rift between astrologers and astronomers. Originally all stargazers were both astrologers (interpreters) and astronomers (observation). The original astrological cosmology was built on the scientific context that we lived in an earth-centered solar system and when Galileo
discovered that the sun is the center of the solar system the prevailing astrological model partially collapsed.

The definition of science is more or less "something which satisfies experimental evidence and makes successful predictions". So, there is a clear road if we want to accept astrology as science: it must makes successful predictions, which should be expeimentally tested.

Firstly, Astrological forces cannot be explained by the forces of Physics : Gravity, EM, and the nuclear forces. The only measurable effect can be of gravity, but even Jupiter's gravity is very, very small. A lot of people think that Astrology gives accurate personality descriptions. But you may want to have a look at these effects before trusting human perception: Forer Effect , Confirmation Bias. These are also called Hidden Persuaders...

Finally, science is not based on belief. It is based on evidence. Since astrology has no evidence supporting it, it is not science. Belief doesn't matter in science.

Answer 4

That really depends on your definition of astrology. Does the Moon influence things on Earth? Yes, look at the tides. The answer is the same for the Sun, though less apparent. Likewise for Jupiter.

The terms lunacy and lunatic come from the apparent correlation between aberrant behavior and the fullness of the Moon. It is a fact, though, that you weigh less (by about 0.04%) under a full moon than under a new moon.

Daily horoscopes, however, are bunk. While there is an argument that certain planetary alignments make certain times favorable for certain people, determining these "influences" takes a great deal of tedious calculation, and can be at best only assigned some probability, which is almost invariably so small as to render the calculations superfluous.

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One last note--Our Solar system can be and has been regarded as a huge and very accurate clock. The "position of the stars" at your time of birth is unique. Your name and other identifiers may not be.

Answer 5

Astrology is bunk. Once upon a time, ancients could be forgiven for relying so much on superstition, but there's really no good excuse for it any more. Like all other forms of "prophecy" or divination, the expectations of the seeker and his/her willingness to believe will so seriously taint their objectivity that they may end up swearing by the mystic process even if it is a dismal failure. I have seen it over and over again. Same's true with those bogus energy and aphrodisiac pills you can buy in gas stations. Self-confirming bias. Very difficult to dislodge, regardless of the evidence.
Astrology is bunk and serves only the people who profit from it by taking advantage of others' gullibility. And yes, astrology has been tested, and very well. It failed miserably. So we don't need to worry about whether astrology CAN work, it DOESN'T.
Those who swear by it are merely deluded. Like those 900 people who committed suicide in Jonestown just because their cult leader, Jim Jones, told them to.
Study the things an astrologer or horoscope tell you and ask, "Now for how many people would that definitely NOT be true?" Notice how many times words like "should", and "could", and "might" are used. If the thing or something even remotely like it happens, it's a miracle. If it doesn't happen, it isn't noticed.
Use reason, and don't let your life be controlled by cons and frauds.

Answer 6

The positions of the planets in no way affects anyones life or future . Astrology is not a science , but rather a "make it up as you go along" pastime for people with no lives or measurable IQ .

Do yourself a big favour , forget the "astrology" bullcrap and get on with your life !

Answer 7

You may find it interesting to learn that using Isaac Newton's equations for gravitation, it is possible to determine that the obstetrician present at a baby's birth has a greater gravitational effect on the baby than does the most massive planet, Jupiter. This means that it is unlikely that the positions of planets would have a noticeable effect on people.

Another strike against astrology is its inability to make claims that are neither vague nor unreliable. Many horoscopes are simply written so vaguely that anyone can read them and think they fit. If you removed the names of the star signs from yesterday's horoscope, you probably wouldn't be able to pick out your horoscope from the others.

Answer 8

There is no real evidence to support the claims of astrologers. Whenever you try to pose that question to one, they usually only tell you what the effect is and not how it could be possible. I'm not saying that it isn't true, although I am leaning that way, but simply saying that I have never found hard evidence to support their claims. I searched for a while, but if you have better luck, let me know.

Answer 9

Astrology doesn't effect our life.
The season when one is born however does determine a lot of our early experiences, and there has been some research corelating season of birth with personality traits.
Perhaps thats where all the astrology nonsense started.

Answer 10

each planet has its own gravitational pull, some so minute that it effects only the chemicals in our brains. that is how i feel it effects our personalities. say, when mercury is in retrograde(it appears to be moving backward) communication is the pits. so yes, i fee lthat astrology is real, but i am not too convinced as far as predictions go. i believe in personality profiles with astrology, but that is just me. think about th e moon causing the tides. if it has a large enough gravitational pull to affect these massive bodies of water, could it, in fact, pull on the human body's water (and chemical) content? our bodies are made of 2/3 water, right? so of course these gravities can affect us!

Answer 11

It isn't and they can't.

Yahoo knows this. Astrology, in the form of Horoscopes, is in the Entertainment section, while Astronomy is in the Science & Mathematics section. If you want to find people who believe in astrology (and it _is_ a belief, a kind of faith, with no scientific basis), look there: you won't find any here.