Ustwo

I can't prove there is not a invisible tea cup that is causing me to type this right now, but that doesn't mean its a valid topic of discussion.

The human brain has evolved to see patterns, and sometimes we see them where there is not merit. There is a difference between being open minded and being naive.

Examples: People see lights 'go dim' when they go by. Answer: Obviously they are 'causing' the light to go dim. (Yes this very topic was on this board).

Example: I keep looking at the clock when its 11:11 Answer: Obviously there is something mystical about 11:11. (This one is amusing to me because AFTER I read about those 11:11 nuts I now notice every time I see its 11:11)

Astrology only makes 'sense' in hindsight. You look at the 'prediction' and then see what happened, and then connect the dots yourself. It has no value as a prediction but because your brain can connect some aspects of it to what happened you assume it must have seen a future.

Astrologers themselves I'd move into two categories, charlatans and larpers.

The charlatans are easy, if I were an astrologer I'd be a charlatan and a damn good one. I'd also throw in my knowledge of astronomy in general to really 'sex up' my 'reports' (I'd call them reports at any rate). Using basic psychology, minimal investigation of the person I'm writing my 'report' for, and then throwing in my own advice for what I thought was good for them, I'd be able to really have fun with it. Only I have enough respect for others to not use people like that.

Larpers are those who believe it, study it, read it like I used to read my D&D manual, know all the rules and sub rules, and whos' rules they like to follow, and then come up with something that follows those rules, only the end result is no more real then my old flaming sword +3. Some seem to try to be 'scientific' others more mystical, but regardless its garbage in garbage out. Of course I can't 'prove' its garbage, but you can never prove something is false scientifically only that its not a strong hypothesis.

So am I suppose to respect and accept everyones unprovable fantasy? Treat it special? We already do that with religion, which I think is the wrong approach, there is nothing sacred in my book, but I'm not going to just smile politely to anyone who thinks they can tell something about you based on where the planets and hydrogen balls are.

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