Thread: Do You Believe in Astology?

Originally Posted by thepractice

I went to a speech by a famous astrologist in Washington, DC. While I was sitting and waiting for him to begin, a woman sitting a couple of chairs next to me caught my eye and said, "You're an Aries, right?" I was astounded and asked her how she knew. She said it was because I looked youthful and I would always look youthful (which is an attribute of Aries, the first sign and the sign of Spring).?

This is exactly why I don't believe in astrology.

Astrology? You mean talking rocks. Why I talk to rocks all the time. Rocks that float in space, what do they believe? Who educates them? How do they affect your life?

Do you have a pet rock?

The most interesting, and brief conversation you can have with a floating rock, is the asteroid that hits at ground zero.

Custom made tinfoil hats available online.

Isn't occult science an oxymoron?

If you had a room full of astrology experts and they all correctly identified you as an Aeries, and somehow you knew they didn't interact with one another, you might have a reason to believe. But what happened could have easily been due to chance. I don't believe in astrology because I haven't come across any good evidence to believe it's true, plus I can't imagine why it's supposed to work.

I'm in love.

Yes, the position of massive chunks of gas several thousands, if not millions, of light years away, most certainly affect my day to day life.

Wake up.

And if so, these chunks of gas affect us only according to our own planet's revolution around the sun and when we were born according to the Gregorian calendar.

Makes sense.

Astronomy kicks ass.
Astrology smells.

I fully believe that arbitrary patterns of hydrogen plasmas light years away have a profound influence over my life.

Originally Posted by thepractice

Like other occult sciences,

Hah,

Originally Posted by Artelis

This is exactly why I don't believe in astrology.

Can you explain. Do you think it's a poor anecdote?

because the 'proof' that astrology is real is something so porous and full of holes as someone saying "You an (x), right?" And getting lucky. That's not proof, and it's sad that people think it is.

I think that anyone who can not consider and fathom the possibility that astrology could be accurate is thinking about the concept too simplistically.
We are part of an intricate chain reaction of quarks, atoms, cells, planets, solar systems, galaxies, clusters of galaxies, clusters of clusters of galaxies, universes, and probably more. I don't think it is far fetched to believe that one part of this system can affect another.

Originally Posted by Marvo

Yes, the position of massive chunks of gas several thousands, if not millions, of light years away, most certainly affect my day to day life.

Wake up.

This is the kind of egotistical thinking that I am talking about.
When an apple falls from a tree, it is pulled toward the Earth by gravity. What we don't consider is the fact that the Earth is also pulled towards the apple as well, on a very small scale.

Do I believe in astrology? No.
Do I believe that it is impossible? No. That would be a simplistic and egotistical way of thinking.

Originally Posted by Philosopher8659

Astrology? You mean talking rocks. Why I talk to rocks all the time. Rocks that float in space, what do they believe? Who educates them? How do they affect your life?

Do you have a pet rock?

The most interesting, and brief conversation you can have with a floating rock, is the asteroid that hits at ground zero.

Custom made tinfoil hats available online.

Astrology does not mean talking rocks, silly. You should read more. :p
Custom made tinfoil hats? Talking rocks?
Sarcastic egotistical insults upon someone else's beliefs do not present evidence against those beliefs. They just make you look like an ass.

Originally Posted by Philosopher8659

From my own experience, a bit of which I reveal in L&E, is that the human race is under some type of guidance from a superior intellect. Telepathy. Now, some call it God, some ET, all I know is that it is very real. I tend towards ET, the Universe is very old.
Some cannot imagine it because they cannot imagine a psychology much different from their own. As children vastly overrate themselves, so do we in general. I don't get too concerned about it because I see where we need to go, and we are a long way from it. What it can do, is not for us to rely on, it is what we have to do for ourselves.

Originally Posted by thepractice

Can you explain. Do you think it's a poor anecdote?

I think it's a wonderful anecdote. However, it's only an anecdote.

Anecdotal evidence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by sloth

Do I believe in astrology? No.
Do I believe that it is impossible? No. That would be a simplistic and egotistical way of thinking.

I doubt any of the others in this thread who don't believe in astrology would say it's impossible. If they're putting people down, it's for believing in something that they have no good reason to believe is likely.

Originally Posted by sloth

I think that anyone who can not consider and fathom the possibility that astrology could be accurate is thinking about the concept too simplistically.
We are part of an intricate chain reaction of quarks, atoms, cells, planets, solar systems, galaxies, clusters of galaxies, clusters of clusters of galaxies, universes, and probably more. I don't think it is far fetched to believe that one part of this system can affect another.



This is the kind of egotistical thinking that I am talking about.
When an apple falls from a tree, it is pulled toward the Earth by gravity. What we don't consider is the fact that the Earth is also pulled towards the apple as well, on a very small scale.

Do I believe in astrology? No.
Do I believe that it is impossible? No. That would be a simplistic and egotistical way of thinking.

Allow me to make an edit to my original post:

Yes, the position of massive chunks of gas several thousands, if not millions, of light years away, most certainly affect my day to day life in a meaningful way.

The reason I say this, is because I see no good reason as to why a bunch of stars, that just happen to be positioned in a certain way relative to each other, should have any meaningful influence at all over our destiny. Sure, it is affecting us indirectly, because humans interpret these star "patterns" and then jump to conclusions, but in the end, there's no reason to believe that a star alignment that looks like a bunny should affect us any differently, than a star alignment that just "looks" like a mess.

Originally Posted by sloth

I think that anyone who can not consider and fathom the possibility that astrology could be accurate is thinking about the concept too simplistically.
We are part of an intricate chain reaction of quarks, atoms, cells, planets, solar systems, galaxies, clusters of galaxies, clusters of clusters of galaxies, universes, and probably more. I don't think it is far fetched to believe that one part of this system can affect another.



This is the kind of egotistical thinking that I am talking about.
When an apple falls from a tree, it is pulled toward the Earth by gravity. What we don't consider is the fact that the Earth is also pulled towards the apple as well, on a very small scale.

Do I believe in astrology? No.
Do I believe that it is impossible? No. That would be a simplistic and egotistical way of thinking.

There's nothing egotistical about that at all. Maybe go learn what egotistical means, but your other arguments are valid.

Originally Posted by thepractice

I went to a speech by a famous astrologist in Washington, DC. While I was sitting and waiting for him to begin, a woman sitting a couple of chairs next to me caught my eye and said, "You're an Aries, right?" I was astounded and asked her how she knew. She said it was because I looked youthful and I would always look youthful (which is an attribute of Aries, the first sign and the sign of Spring).

Truly excellent.

Also: all babies are now born in March or April.

Originally Posted by sloth

This is the kind of egotistical thinking that I am talking about.
When an apple falls from a tree, it is pulled toward the Earth by gravity. What we don't consider is the fact that the Earth is also pulled towards the apple as well, on a very small scale.

Good good, you know the law of universal gravitation. Now how does that relate to Astrology?

Originally Posted by Dianeva

I doubt any of the others in this thread who don't believe in astrology would say it's impossible. If they're putting people down, it's for believing in something that they have no good reason to believe is likely.

It seems to me that most people think it's impossible/illogical.

Originally Posted by Marvo

Yes, the position of massive chunks of gas several thousands, if not millions, of light years away, most certainly affect my day to day life.

Wake up.

Trillions actually.

Originally Posted by LonelyTurtle

Trillions actually.

No, the universe is only 14 billion years old. Even if we were moving at light speed, another object could only be 28 billion light years away from us.

Originally Posted by Marvo

No, the universe is only 14 billion years old. Even if we were moving at light speed, another object could only be 28 billion light years away from us.

You're not leaving room here for faster than light travel. Don't you know anything?

Originally Posted by Dianeva

I doubt any of the others in this thread who don't believe in astrology would say it's impossible. If they're putting people down, it's for believing in something that they have no good reason to believe is likely.

Who is they?