Fnord wrote:
Astrology is to science as religion is to medicine.
Having successfully run the Psychic Con under a legal business license, I can honestly say that the only thing real thing about Astrology is the huge amount of money you can make from selling hand-drawn Natal Charts to anyone gullible enough to buy them.
Everyone is seeking something to believe in, and there is a seeker born every minute.
Bull crap; I've already explained in detail in a post that was removed how the placebo and nocebo effect and affect is a real scientific method measure deal associated directly on TOPIC with ASTROLOGY.
And the emoting emotion of belief is also a real deal that underlies all so-called woo of real affect and effect of the real emoting emotions of faith, belief, and hope, when one greater utilizes physical intelligence to regulate emotions and integrate senses.
The only APPRECIABLE difference between me and you, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, is, I never attempt to make money off of other people who have the ability to believe, using the 'charlatan procedures' you seem proud of above, in what you seem to think is taking advantage of people you THINK are not as smart as you in mechanical cognition; but my friend you seem to be totally missing the FEELING emoting emotional boat of life;
As science shows that only around one third of the population, these days even experience the power of the emotion of belief, PER THE PLACEBO EFFECT AND AFFECT.
Without the empowering emoting forces of THE EMOTIONS OF faith, belief, and hope there is darkness;
With IT heaven CAN BE now.
And truly SOME other folks
CANNOT SEE
through an opaque window
of hell, to use that metaphor.
It is up to you; in your attempts to live wherever the blank you decide to go....
But you are not taking the rest of us folks; with the emoting emotions of faith, hope and belief, WITH YOU,
whether that comes through symbols of astrology or frigging religion; BELIEF IS REAL AND A GAME CHANGER;
TO PARAPHRASE THE ORACLE AT THE END AND BEGINNING
OF THE MATRIX TRILOGY, WITH SMILES, AS WELL..