I've never believed in astrology, but we Scorpios are naturally skeptical.
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You're a Scorpio? No wonder I couldn't trust you. Sagittariuses and Scorpios are natural enemies. Like Sagittariuses and Cancers. Or Sagittariuses and other Sagittariuses. Dammit Sagittarius! You ruined astrology!!
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Astrology is so stupid! That's why I only practice geomancy, the true divination art.
Geomancy is just applied numerology.
And physics is just applied maths. I feel like the number lobby is trying to sell us more numbers.
That's how we'll eventually run out of numbers. And then what? Sell some imaginary ones?
Hey kid, wanna buy a square root of minus one? It fucks you uppppp
It really does
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I think that's another name for earthbending
I think it might be closer to applied Sacred Geometry.
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I wonder what kind of person calls themselves a "world class expert" in astrology.
Probably exactly the kind you'd expect.
The stars of the profession?
People you shouldn't trust.
A woman predicted the exact date Biden would step down a few weeks before it happened. She claims to be a world class astrologist. People sort of viewed this as a wow moment. Completely ignoring the fact that it's been talked about that he might not re run if he won in 2020 (which I think was actually a misquote, but ultimately irrelevant for this discussion). There had been a lot of talk and push for him to step down, especially in the month or so prior to it happening. That someone sort of recognized all this but claimed the stars gave them the exact date is such an obvious Occam's razor moment lol but people really did believe she was a master level astrologer.
Survivorship bias? Hundreds of other "astrologists" probably tried predicting it too but guessed wrong
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For those that prefer the source instead of a screenshot: https://www.tumblr.com/wilwheaton/762475130013237248
Might be an idea to post the actual source rather than Wil Wheaton's tumblr post about it
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Thank you very much. This sort of thing needs to be sourced.
Your allowed to say "fucked" on the internet
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Does "fucked off" mean "pissed off" in some vernacular? Not sure I've seen/heard that before.
I wonder if there is some benefit from the clients interpretation of the reading, even though the reading itself is nonsense. In the same way someone can flip a coin to help you make a decision, and you realise from your gut reaction what you actually wanted to do all along, but weren't consciously aware of
I used to work in a shop that could easily be described as "New Age" and it has a tarot reader there. Having looked at the history of tarot but being a complete sceptic, I asked for a reading one time to see for myself how they go.
Afterwards I asked her "it's a light therapy session, isn't it?" She responded "mostly."
That's pretty much what it is, cheap, basic therapy to help you sort through your thoughts, and shares some similarities with CBT. I'd still recommend therapy if you need it, but I don't mind people going to a tarot reader if that's what helps them. But I still think the mysticism side of it can be a problem for a variety of reasons.
Yeah, that's really all it is. It gets much more questionable and problematic when it's things like people claiming to channel dead loved ones.
Oh, 100 percent. There's much healthier ways to deal with that kind of grief.
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yeah and don't forget the placebo effect
"today's gonna be a good day for you"
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So, yes, some people go too far into astrology and some people are actual grifters, but a lot of times, I think most of the time, people are just looking for a little fun. Yes, I know a tarot reading is bullshit, but it can be fun to do and it can be enlightening to see how I think it should be interpreted. Sort of like the idea of ink blotch tests, but that's not a great comparison.
I really hope this is true because I have met soooo many people in my personal life who seriously believe the position of the stars affects every little facet of your life.
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Nah, you can't reason someone out of a belief they weren't reasoned into.
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Here is a clip of James Randi doing the 'individualized' horoscopes for a room full of people. I think this is the experiment mentioned in the image.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp2Zqk8vHw&pp=ygUVamFtZXMgcmFuZGkgYXN0cm9sb2d5
They will interpret these results in the manner that seems best to them:-).
Obviously biased. Every astrologer is a world leading expert. That's just a true and correct fact. Where are the error bars? Why not use violin plots? Correct science is what will prove astrology correct. I know that because I'm a Leo. Seriously, astrology is important for weeding out tinder profiles.
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Astrology can't define a person, but maybe astronomy can. Astronomers study space objects way more than astrologists. I bet they actually know how those objects affect our moods and shit.
"A meteor hit your car. I predict this will have a negative impact on your work life this week."
Wait, they all did 5 out of 12? That means you can make statistical predictions with astrology by selecting the opposite of what the astrologer predicts!
Nobody did better than 5/12. And looking at the average, most didn't even come close to that.
You'd think they would have seen that coming
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