BuckyKatt999: My personal method: According to the charts, I am a Taurus, but at my birth, the sun was in Pieces and hadn’t even entered Ares yet. According to the Oriental 12-year cycle, I am a Cock. I was born within a degree of longitude, three degrees latitude, and single-digit hours of Carol Burnett, yet we are no more alike than any two randomly chosen people. Conclusion: It is a cock and bull story and fishy as well..Beau Nobo: Randi became a skeptic upon discovering the similarity between “paranormal” events and regular stage magic, which is his paid activity. As a result, Committee for the Scientific Investigation into Claims of the Paranormal use both scientists and stage magicians in their work. Each can explain (and duplicate) what the other might not notice. The only “debunking” of Randi I have seen has been strictly ad hominem, generally of the “no, you are” depth.
My wife and I used to read each other the horoscopes for our children (when they were infants) every day. It was wonderfully amusing (often things like “you are the centre of attention today” or “if you expect to get what you want, you must make a ruckus”). Of course, we never put any stock in it all..I used to read the bit for each sign, and could apply every one of them to myself merely by interpreting things differently. That’s how so many of these things actually work.
If astrology is valid, then its predictions should be the same, no matter who calculates and conveys them. But they’re not. Add to that the fact that the predictions and advice regarding my own life are not correct with any statistical significance, and either astrology itself or the astrologists must be of no value. (I suspect that it’s both.)
i_am_the_jam over 9 years ago
That sounds just about right. I stopped reading my horoscope when I was 9 or 10 :D :D :D
ladamson1918 over 9 years ago
The Amazing Randi did the best debunking of horoscopes. It’s on youtube, as well as many of his other videos with psychics and various fraudsters.
Kristiaan over 9 years ago
Haha, so true.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mine told me not to read the comics today.
hippogriff over 9 years ago
BuckyKatt999: My personal method: According to the charts, I am a Taurus, but at my birth, the sun was in Pieces and hadn’t even entered Ares yet. According to the Oriental 12-year cycle, I am a Cock. I was born within a degree of longitude, three degrees latitude, and single-digit hours of Carol Burnett, yet we are no more alike than any two randomly chosen people. Conclusion: It is a cock and bull story and fishy as well..Beau Nobo: Randi became a skeptic upon discovering the similarity between “paranormal” events and regular stage magic, which is his paid activity. As a result, Committee for the Scientific Investigation into Claims of the Paranormal use both scientists and stage magicians in their work. Each can explain (and duplicate) what the other might not notice. The only “debunking” of Randi I have seen has been strictly ad hominem, generally of the “no, you are” depth.
Tandembuzz over 9 years ago
My wife and I used to read each other the horoscopes for our children (when they were infants) every day. It was wonderfully amusing (often things like “you are the centre of attention today” or “if you expect to get what you want, you must make a ruckus”). Of course, we never put any stock in it all..I used to read the bit for each sign, and could apply every one of them to myself merely by interpreting things differently. That’s how so many of these things actually work.
markjoseph125 over 9 years ago
Best. Cartoon. Ever.
gammaguy over 9 years ago
If astrology is valid, then its predictions should be the same, no matter who calculates and conveys them. But they’re not. Add to that the fact that the predictions and advice regarding my own life are not correct with any statistical significance, and either astrology itself or the astrologists must be of no value. (I suspect that it’s both.)