@Frogster64 said in #4:
> Where the hell is the "slap your forehead"?
"petulant fury" seems stuck in the works as well.
> Where the hell is the "slap your forehead"?
"petulant fury" seems stuck in the works as well.
I only believe in astronomy, not astrology.
I don't cause it's like fake saints acting to predict someone's future!
@george_mcgeorge said in #16:
> Definetely no. I mean, the earth's position changes and thus star signs actually aren't the same as they once were. Besides, just because a random object was in a random position during the random time where someone randomly gave birth to you, it does not mean that your character won't be random. And don't get me started on Horoscopes - I hate these "predictions".
Don't spread misinformation just because you dislike predictions! (Tit for tat, someone told me same thing in other thread)
Though not scientifically proven but astrology is pretty accurate.
Many incidents have been correctly predicted.
Extreme example: Based on positionings of stars, it was written in ancient text that in year 2020 AD some disease would cause havoc. And you now know the rest of story!
And, Nostradamus also predicted the pandemic.
> Definetely no. I mean, the earth's position changes and thus star signs actually aren't the same as they once were. Besides, just because a random object was in a random position during the random time where someone randomly gave birth to you, it does not mean that your character won't be random. And don't get me started on Horoscopes - I hate these "predictions".
Don't spread misinformation just because you dislike predictions! (Tit for tat, someone told me same thing in other thread)
Though not scientifically proven but astrology is pretty accurate.
Many incidents have been correctly predicted.
Extreme example: Based on positionings of stars, it was written in ancient text that in year 2020 AD some disease would cause havoc. And you now know the rest of story!
And, Nostradamus also predicted the pandemic.
@Akbar2thegreat said in #24:
> Though not scientifically proven
That's an understatement.
> but astrology is pretty accurate.
It is a laughable assumption to think that future events are predictable by the angle under which planets and stars can be seen from the Earth at a certain time.
> Many incidents have been correctly predicted.
Mostly in hindsight. Astrologers looked at some bad events from the past and then determined why the stars had predicted them correctly.
And a lot of them are disaster peddlers anyway. They'll make predictions of a future disaster every now and then and this in the most uncertain terms. And when they repeat their prediction often enough and something happens (as with time it unavoidably will) they stand bragging like the two-year old boy proudly pointing to the dump he did for the very first time completely on his own.
I could be an astrologist specialized on earthquakes. I only need to go out and predict one every day. As they are occuring all the time I usually will be right. The trick is being not too specific. Just don't tell where it is about to happen and how strong it will be and you'll have a forecast ratio of 90%.
> Though not scientifically proven
That's an understatement.
> but astrology is pretty accurate.
It is a laughable assumption to think that future events are predictable by the angle under which planets and stars can be seen from the Earth at a certain time.
> Many incidents have been correctly predicted.
Mostly in hindsight. Astrologers looked at some bad events from the past and then determined why the stars had predicted them correctly.
And a lot of them are disaster peddlers anyway. They'll make predictions of a future disaster every now and then and this in the most uncertain terms. And when they repeat their prediction often enough and something happens (as with time it unavoidably will) they stand bragging like the two-year old boy proudly pointing to the dump he did for the very first time completely on his own.
I could be an astrologist specialized on earthquakes. I only need to go out and predict one every day. As they are occuring all the time I usually will be right. The trick is being not too specific. Just don't tell where it is about to happen and how strong it will be and you'll have a forecast ratio of 90%.
@Katzenschinken
Earthquakes could have been predicted but astrologers would have seen anomaly of different positioning of stars and hence couldn't deduce when next incident (earthquake) would take place.
Though Science doesn't accept this but it doesn't mean it is not true. Also, science is not supreme. There have been supernatural incidents seen before which go well above the head of science. Even science can't answer many things hence comparing particular thing to science is nonsense.
And so what good thing you wanna know? One needs to prevent or take care of themselves from disasters. Predicting good things does nothing.
Just laugh your whole life thinking you are correct which isn't the case.
Earthquakes could have been predicted but astrologers would have seen anomaly of different positioning of stars and hence couldn't deduce when next incident (earthquake) would take place.
Though Science doesn't accept this but it doesn't mean it is not true. Also, science is not supreme. There have been supernatural incidents seen before which go well above the head of science. Even science can't answer many things hence comparing particular thing to science is nonsense.
And so what good thing you wanna know? One needs to prevent or take care of themselves from disasters. Predicting good things does nothing.
Just laugh your whole life thinking you are correct which isn't the case.
@Akbar2thegreat said in #24:
> [...]
> Extreme example: Based on positionings of stars, it was written in ancient text that in year 2020 AD some disease would cause havoc. And you now know the rest of story! [...]
Uh, the COVID-19 pandemic, as the name might suggest, began in 2019. So what you're saying is that the ancient text was wrong. That's what you're saying, right?
> [...]
> Extreme example: Based on positionings of stars, it was written in ancient text that in year 2020 AD some disease would cause havoc. And you now know the rest of story! [...]
Uh, the COVID-19 pandemic, as the name might suggest, began in 2019. So what you're saying is that the ancient text was wrong. That's what you're saying, right?
@Akbar2thegreat said in #26:
> Earthquakes could have been predicted but astrologers would have seen anomaly of different positioning of stars and hence couldn't deduce when next incident (earthquake) would take place.
What anomaly? Stars don't move in human timescales (apart from very few stars like Barnard's Star) so they always stay in the same position. And planets are moving in a completely predictable way, determined by the Kepler laws. Both stars and planets give a flying fuck about earthly events or if they are in conjunction with another planet which just means that from the Earth they are seen being very close together which in reality they aren't. This is all made-up stuff by superstitious people that has no founding in reality.
Again: Astrologers are just watching stars and planets under a certain angle - celestial bodies that had been chosen only by one measure: they must be known to man - and if these angles have a certain relation to each other - determined by completely random rules made-up by astrology - they think they can predict events happening from that. This is just laughable.
> Though Science doesn't accept this but it doesn't mean it is not true.
If astrology was only being close to true there should be some natural laws from which you could deduct that maybeeee there is something to it. There isn't. Nothing whatsoever!
> Also, science is not supreme.
Science can't answer all questions. But it is the best tool we have to get close to the truth. And the best tool by a long shot.
> There have been supernatural incidents seen before which go well above the head of science. Even science can't answer many things hence comparing particular thing to science is nonsense.
Did you ever hear about the James Randi Challenge? For about 50 years the magician James Randi had a challenge for all the self-declared psychics, astrologists and other bullshitters who claimed to have supernatural powers like predicting the future, reading other people's mind etc. He put up a prize which finally was 1 Million Dollars and anyone who could show him his supernatural powers under close supervision would get the money. And as Randy was a magician himself he knew all the tricks.
Guess what? Everyone who tried to cash in the Million Dollars failed. Miserably. Randi never had to pay the prize money.
> And so what good thing you wanna know? One needs to prevent or take care of themselves from disasters. Predicting good things does nothing.
There are astrologers who know astrology doesn't work. They are basically fraudsters. The others who doesn't know that are basically morons.
> Earthquakes could have been predicted but astrologers would have seen anomaly of different positioning of stars and hence couldn't deduce when next incident (earthquake) would take place.
What anomaly? Stars don't move in human timescales (apart from very few stars like Barnard's Star) so they always stay in the same position. And planets are moving in a completely predictable way, determined by the Kepler laws. Both stars and planets give a flying fuck about earthly events or if they are in conjunction with another planet which just means that from the Earth they are seen being very close together which in reality they aren't. This is all made-up stuff by superstitious people that has no founding in reality.
Again: Astrologers are just watching stars and planets under a certain angle - celestial bodies that had been chosen only by one measure: they must be known to man - and if these angles have a certain relation to each other - determined by completely random rules made-up by astrology - they think they can predict events happening from that. This is just laughable.
> Though Science doesn't accept this but it doesn't mean it is not true.
If astrology was only being close to true there should be some natural laws from which you could deduct that maybeeee there is something to it. There isn't. Nothing whatsoever!
> Also, science is not supreme.
Science can't answer all questions. But it is the best tool we have to get close to the truth. And the best tool by a long shot.
> There have been supernatural incidents seen before which go well above the head of science. Even science can't answer many things hence comparing particular thing to science is nonsense.
Did you ever hear about the James Randi Challenge? For about 50 years the magician James Randi had a challenge for all the self-declared psychics, astrologists and other bullshitters who claimed to have supernatural powers like predicting the future, reading other people's mind etc. He put up a prize which finally was 1 Million Dollars and anyone who could show him his supernatural powers under close supervision would get the money. And as Randy was a magician himself he knew all the tricks.
Guess what? Everyone who tried to cash in the Million Dollars failed. Miserably. Randi never had to pay the prize money.
> And so what good thing you wanna know? One needs to prevent or take care of themselves from disasters. Predicting good things does nothing.
There are astrologers who know astrology doesn't work. They are basically fraudsters. The others who doesn't know that are basically morons.
Akbar, couldn't you just leave an arguement in one thread? Do you have to argue with everything I say? Like a stalker? Please, don't do that. It's just a waste of time and energy.
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