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Bombay High Court Rules Astrology To Be a Science

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the magic-is-fun dept.

neosaurus writes "In India, the Bombay High Court recently ruled astrology to be 'a time tested science more than 4000 years old.' Not only does this stretch the definition of science, it also reaffirms people's faith in pseudosciences at a broader level." At least we can know for certain the people trying to get creationism taught as science in our schools have equally wacky friends around the globe.

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  1. Re-enforcing India's Supreme Court by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTA, Bombay High Court didn't "rule" this way. They noted that India's Supreme Court already ruled on whether Astrology is a science back in 2004 and parroted the result of it. Seems consistent to me.

  2. RTFA by mangu · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to TFA,

    "So far as prayer related to astrology is concerned, the Supreme Court has already considered the issue and ruled that astrology is science. The court had in 2004 also directed the universities to consider if astrology science can be added to the syllabus. The decision of the apex court is binding on this court," observed the judges.

    Apparently India's Supreme Court has already made a ruling about this and the lower court is just following orders.