Astrology.

[Eichhörnchen]

Betonov's afterthought there is perhaps telling. Isn't it pretty much accepted that the moon's phases affect some people? And a force powerful enough to create the tides on earth must likely touch us in other ways, so is it such a leap to imagine that planets might also exert some influence on our neural development in the womb?

Of course that may all be so much bs; I never look at these forecasts or give any credence to them as far as "foretelling" things goes because in my view that side of it is most definitely bs, so I guess I'm somewhat on the fence with you, eisenwurst.
(SPOOKY!)

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Betonov's afterthought there is perhaps telling. Isn't it pretty much accepted that the moon's phases affect some people? And a force powerful enough to create the tides on earth must likely touch us in other ways, so is it such a leap to imagine that planets might also exert some influence on our neural development in the womb?

The Moon influences us because it creates dark and less dark nights by it's phases and a full moon was more dangerous because predators had an easy way of spotting us so we learned to be more alert and agressive during a full moon.
Planets and stars are simply just too far away to influence us. Neither durign development or once we're born.


One more thing:

Around 600 BCE, the zero point was in Aries and was called the "first point of Aries." The constellation Aries encompassed the first 30 degrees of the ecliptic; from 30 to 60 degrees was Taurus; from 60 to 90 degrees was Gemini; and so on for all twelve constellations of the Zodiac.

Unbeknownst to the ancient astrologers, the Earth continually wobbles around its axis in a 25,800-year cycle. This wobble—called precession—is caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge.

Over the past two-and-a-half millennia, this wobble has caused the intersection point between the celestial equator and the ecliptic to move west along the ecliptic by 36 degrees, or almost exactly one-tenth of the way around. This means that the signs have slipped one-tenth—or almost one whole month—of the way around the sky to the west, relative to the stars beyond.

For instance, those born between March 21 and April 19 consider themselves to be Aries. Today, the Sun is no longer within the constellation of Aries during much of that period. From March 11 to April 18, the Sun is actually in the constellation of Pisces! (Figure 2) See also Figure 3, which demonstrates the precession of the equinoxes from 600 BCE to 2600.

http://www.livescience.com/4667-astrological-sign.html

Originally Posted by Oberon

That's 9/10s of all Wiccan really, knowledge of things taking place around you, be it peoples behaviour, animal behaviour or plantlife behaviour. Knowing what herbs make what remedies and so forth. Just a basic grounding in natural behaviour.

Wiccans are what ''hippies'' and ''tree huggers'' should be.
Non brainwashed, non hysterical, non loud and reasonable people that understand that being one with nature is not wearing hemp clothes and writting blogs.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Betonov's afterthought there is perhaps telling. Isn't it pretty much accepted that the moon's phases affect some people? And a force powerful enough to create the tides on earth must likely touch us in other ways, so is it such a leap to imagine that planets might al

Trust me, after many many years in EMS, the full moon does have an effect on people.

But it's a simple answer, there's more light during a full moon, so more activity tends to occur during a full moon. Even in urban areas which are filled with artificial light, the dark shadows are less dark.


The gravity of the doctor had more affect on you during birth than all the other planets' gravities. So until they start factoring in the location of the OBGYN in Pisces, astrology is a sham.

It's been proven, in study after study, that horoscope's are total bunk. It's called the Barnum Effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect

[STEED]

Rubbish just like reading tea leafs its all rubbish.

[Red Devil]

a pattern of stellar nuclear furnaces, several trillion light years apart, just happen to form a 'shape' in the universe depending on the point of view, and some idiotic nerd says, they can predict the future from this. Yeah ok.

Keep him talking folks, I'll just ring the funny farm!!

[Red Devil]

Originally Posted by STEED

Rubbish just like reading tea leafs its all rubbish.

I can never cut open the tea bag properly, I hate it when it does that. Its not as if I never saw it coming!!

The wife said, I can foresee you with a brush and dustpan in a few seconds!! Bloody eck, she is a medium and I never knew. Probably because I used to be , but am now an extra large

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Red Devil

I can never cut open the tea bag properly, I hate it when it does that. Its not as if I never saw it coming!!

The wife said, I can foresee you with a brush and dustpan in a few seconds!! Bloody eck, she is a medium and I never knew. Probably because I used to be , but am now an extra large

[AngusJS]

Total BS. There is no possible way stars and planets that are so far away, they are just points of light only visible at night, could have any effect on human behavior.

Imagine just how complex life is - how many millions of factors, large and small, must be taken into account to even attempt to predict someone's future. Astrologers can't possibly predict anything.

Imagine all the factors that come together to mold one's personality - how can just knowing when someone is born allow you to describe their personality? And which personality - the "personality" they have at birth? Adolescence? Adulthood? And regardless, your personality is always in flux, because you're never the same person you were yesterday.

And of course astrology has been debunked experimentally time and again.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by AngusJS

Total BS. There is no possible way stars and planets that are so far away, they are just points of light only visible at night, could have any effect on human behavior.

Imagine just how complex life is - how many millions of factors, large and small, must be taken into account to even attempt to predict someone's future. Astrologers can't possibly predict anything.

Imagine all the factors that come together to mold one's personality - how can just knowing when someone is born allow you to describe their personality? And which personality - the "personality" they have at birth? Adolescence? Adulthood? And regardless, your personality is always in flux, because you're never the same person you were yesterday.

And of course astrology has been debunked experimentally time and again.

I read in a book a person saying to another person. "Let me get this right, Pluto had to do with a persons IQ. Does this mean that before Pluto was discovered, we the humans were..."(The word which was written, are not allowed here at Subsim)

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Originally Posted by STEED

Rubbish just like reading tea leafs its all rubbish.

[Red Devil]

on the subject of East 17, in that video. They did a 'comeback' gig in Dublin, 30 people turned up!!

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Weather up North is bloody rubbish.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by STEED

Rubbish just like reading tea leafs its all rubbish.

Yeah, that sums it up for me.

People just love to be told something special about themselves, particularly when it's flattering. Astrology, tea leaves, palm reading. Being the center of attention is the thing, like a moth drawn to a lightbulb. That's the attraction that keeps this ancient rubbish going.

It also seems astrology almost never predicts anything useful, and the occasions that it does are so rare as to be easily the result of blind luck. The most famous predictive astronomer the world has ever known, Nostradamus, never seems clear enough in his writings to warn us about something in advance. It is only by post hoc reasoning that his babbling fans seem to understand what he actually meant.

[Schroeder]

I always enjoy my horoscope with a spoon full of Snake Oil....

Seriously, I think it's all nonsense for the gullible.