From my layman point of view, astrology seems to be about making predictions in people’s lives, based on the positions of stars and planets. In various newspapers, I have seen astrological predictions called horoscopes. Using my date of birth, I can determine my particular Zodiac sign, which corresponds to one of the twelve Zodiac constellations. I can then read the prediction – typically covering the current or next day – for the group of people born in the same fraction of the year as that Zodiac sign. I also recall seeing posters for each sign of the Zodiac in one or more gift shops, supposedly telling what someone born under that sign is like and maybe what they might encounter in their life.
Many people regard astrology as just a bunch of superstitious nonsense. Is it? Continue reading “Astrology Ain’t So Bad, In Theory”
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