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Comment on Astrology is bullshit by A S

A S — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:24:48 +0000

Thank You Sooooooooooo Much.

No yiou’re definitely not a dumb dickhead.

Thank you for showing the truth and rationality.

The idea was absolutely awesome.

It really takes guts to think differently, to see the bare truth when so many people are just crazily patronizing a sham.

Please do write a new article. I just loved reading it. You’re amazing. For the first time , I’m feeling actually happy reading a page with the word “zodiac” in it.

You’re absolutely right.

Please do write another article. It feels so positively uplifting to read them.

Just ignore the stupid comments from dumb people with nothing to do than behaving like narrow minded clannish groups.

Continue the good work!!!

Welldone!!!

Comment on Proof that astrology is bullshit by She

She — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:53:21 +0000

Nice arguments! I had a boyfriend who was very into astrology and he kept talking about how it was extremely accurate about most of the things.

Yet I have a single argument, for which astrology really fails.
Imagine, a real life situation - twins. Both born with C-section, thus at almost identical time, at identical place obviously.
Well, I know such guys. They are no more similar to each other than I am to any of them. Astrology simply cannot be precise about two people just based on time and place of birth

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Comment on Of Interviews and Suiting Up by kenwooi

kenwooi — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:50:14 +0000

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Comment on Of Interviews and Suiting Up by dylan

dylan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:47:57 +0000

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Comment on Astrology is bullshit by dd

dd — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:20 +0000

“Aside from the tidal effect or the occasional meteorite, stuff in space has little influence on people. You can’t even feel the effects of say, Jupiter’s gravitational field even if you were extremely obese and weighed as much as an overflowing garbage truck.”

Here’s a possible way astrology might not be bullshit…

http://shankaranarayanan.com/atheism-skepticism-astrology-how-the-stars-and-planets-influence-affect-foretell-our-future-life/

Comment on Guess who’s back? by kenwooi

kenwooi — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:59:09 +0000

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Comment on Muslim Prayer Rooms Bombed by El Presidente

El Presidente — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:57:48 +0000

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Comment on Muslim Prayer Rooms Bombed by su

su — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:44:19 +0000

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Comment on Proof that astrology is bullshit by Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:23:24 +0000

I always enjoyed taking personality tests and reading about what an amazing person I am on those astrology sites. It’s fun. It makes you feel good about yourself. And I can even see the value in having vague observations about life, relationships, family, work, etc. give you a different perspective about yourself and your role in other people’s lives. We tend to see things our own way, and that makes it hard to approach our problems with another frame of reference - something we should always strive to do. So I suppose astrology can be useful to people who need a little nudge in the right direction in order to help themselves through something. There’s value in that, but it doesn’t make astrology true. There are lots of false things that can be useful; especially to a believer.

It’s a shame that belief is considered a virtue while skepticism is frowned upon. My mom (who is pretty religious) often sighs and tells me, “you’re such a cynic.” And I say, “No, Mom. I’m a skeptic. Not a cynic.” Sadly, she doesn’t see the difference. I think it’s ironic. She has a very negative perception of my skeptical nature - and she’s calling *me* a cynic. I guess she thinks it’s cynical to not believe in magic. But I don’t understand why that’s a bad thing. Maybe it’s not truth people are after, but comfort. Well, I find comfort in knowing the truth. While astrology and metaphysics, and myth and magic can be fun, I won’t look to those things for inspiration. What’s really out there is much more amazing and compelling than any religion or pseudoscience. If I am cynical about anything it’s why so few of us see that.