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Should Scientists Date People Who Believe Astrology?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-you-have-any-other-options dept.

YourAstrologer writes "Wired Science asks: Should scientists date people who believe in astrology? Apparently, the argument is quite complex. Astrology is sort of a flawed mental shortcut for understanding the world, but so is disregarding someone because of their spiritual beliefs. Women are inundated with astrological nonsense from fashion magazines, so it is normative for them to believe it even if they are otherwise highly logical. Smart people can convince themselves of silly things."

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  1. Astrology != Spirituality or Religion by glpierce · · Score: 5, Informative

    Astrology differs from most religion and "spirituality" in one very important way (especially to scientists): It is testable. While there is no way to prove or disprove most spiritual things (including the existence of any god or the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God), we know that astrology is 100% wrong. It has been studied scientifically (because it makes testable predictions and claims), and the results always come back the same.

    Try this page for a start:
    http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/astrology.html

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  2. Multiple Choice by rueger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Women are inundated with astrological nonsense from fashion magazines, so it is normative for them to believe it even if they are otherwise highly logical.

    a) Stupid
    b) sexist
    c) offensive
    d) all of the above

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    Three Squirrels