Taking a slight detour from my 'quest' today, although still relevant.
Astrology, an idea that exists in billions of people's lives today surrounds us and bombards our consciousness on a daily basis. People trust in astrological predictions. That is the bottom line. There are varying degrees of 'trust', but I believe that even someone who only treats the predictions as fickle still values some of the input.
What is astrology? It is the idea that the paths and positions of certain celestial bodies including the planets in our solar system and the stars far beyond, have some influence on our lives. They affect our luck (What???), affect our mood and seem to give answers to the unexplainable in the form of Lady Destiny.
Let's explore this from two different perspectives:
1)Science: Scientifically, astrology is a totally moot point. What I mean by this is that astrology has NO, ZERO, NADA, ZILCH scientific backing. It is, for lack of a better term, bollocks. Why? essentially, things in space are far away....really far away. Light travels fast...that is an understatement. To put it in perspective, the light that reaches your eyes from the sun takes 8 minutes to reach us. Light travels at roughly 300,000 kilometres a SECOND! So, 300,000 multiplied by 60(for the seconds in a minute) multiplied by 8. That's how far the sun is, and the sun is considered 'close' to us. When you see the sun, you are seeing it as it was 8 minutes ago. it is impossible to see the sun as it is now. Extend this practice to other objects like planets and other stars. Some of the stars you see when you look at the night sky are thousands, even millions of light years away. Therefore you are seeing them as they were thousands or even millions of years ago. How is this relevant to astrology? Well astrology claims to be able to make certain predictions about the near, or even far future, simply by observing the movements of celestial bodies. scientifically, the only thing an astrologer can claim to predict, is the past. Even that is an overstatement. Keep this in mind whenever you read your horoscope. Consider that the person who writes your horoscope is either as deluded as you are, or is fully aware of the above facts and so is using your gullibility to manipulate you and millions of others, to make money. it is a job. And you fools are giving these liars the excuse they need to continue stealing from your pockets. They do worse though, they steal from your integrity and they steal from your lives. They successfully brainwash you into believing that certain aspects of your lives are 'written'..what is worse is that according to astrology, your 'written path' is the same, or is similar to all the other millions of people who share your star sign. Is it possible to make you feel any LESS special! You buffoons. It steals from your power to govern your life and make your own, objective choices. But what about gravity? Sure, all masses have a gravitational pull but they are simply TOO FAR away to have a significant effect on the earth, let alone the chemicals and hormones that are racing around in your body which govern your moods and behaviours.
Morally: Having established that astrology is just pure hearsay and very bad entertainment, well, how bad can it really be? Trust me it is. Is essentially turns you (the believers) into sheep. That's right, a herd of sheep, powerless to take your lives into your own hands. Astrologers are deceiving you into thinking that some things are 'meant to be' that destiny has a hand in your lives. There is no such thing, neither has there EVER been any kind of proof or evidence backing up any such claims. I can hear the keys being tapped as people frantically search the internet for proof to prove me wrong, do your best. It plays with your subconscious, capitalising on your desires and needs and keeping you intoxicated with magnificent and wonderful fairy tales. Tall dark strangers, the love of your life, economical boons etc etc etc. is this morally correct? Bullshitting people, manipulating their gullibilities and making predictions SO BROAD AND AMBIGUOUS that they can reasonably apply to anyone! Any claim made in a horoscope for, let's say, Leo, can easily apply to any of the other eleven zodiacs. Go on, try this: Get a magazine with horoscopes, cut them out so the names of the zodiacs can not be seen and give a 'Leo horoscope' to a 'Pisces person', letting them believe it is really a 'Pisces horoscope'. The person will in all likelihood claim that certain things came true and that the prediction was spot on. Due to the ambiguity of the predictions, and the fact that our subconscious is incredibly keen at generating what is we so desperately seek, the 'victim' is effectively manipulated into believing. Woosh! there goes your life, and there goes someone's money into the pocket of a smart-ass nobody who takes pride in being 'above' the sheep. You are both just as bad as eachother. The shepherd and the sheep.
Wake up people! Take your lives into your own hands...you only have one! Would you like to be on your death-bed in the future when your time has come, and regret certain things that happened in your lives? Would you like to believe that you could have done things differently rather than having let someone essentially run your life? Now is the time to change your belief. Stop reading the pathetic attempts at control, stop watching the silly old crone/witch who sits on your television screen spouting pure crap expecting you to be thrilled. Stop going to fortune tellers, tarot readers and all other forms of...*coughs* Bullshit! You should be proud to be alive, cherishing this rare thing called life and doing everything in your power to improve your short time here on earth, not letting someone get rid of any integrity you may have, and blatantly insulting your intelligence.
I may be jumping the gun here, but hey, why be politically correct when the people around you are morons? that's right, you are being lied to in your faces and letting it happen. So wake the f$&k up, and start living your life. Don't let anyone else do it for you...idiots. Don't let these liars pull curtains over your eyes.
Astrology, ONE of the great farces of our time.
Go on...prove me wrong.
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Spot on dude. Astrology is false, fake and invalid!
ReplyDeleteWhy does astrology rely upon the date of birth rather than the date of conception?
How does astrology predicts the fate of identical twins? "Today is a very bright day for you. You will finally meet your better half." Does this mean the twins both find true love on the same day? Oh c'mon!
As humans, we tend to pick what we like. For instance, let's say the description for Capricorn is as follows:
" People born under this sign tend to be smart, brave, good-looking, but the lack patience and may make decisions that could lead to disaster."
A person born under this zodiac sign will ignore every single word after "good-looking", labeling it as false, while he or she may very well accept "brave, smart, good-looking" labeling them as true!
Sadly, such is the human behaviour...
Farce, I would say.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I did not come to this conclusion merely by logical thought. A good scientist will test a theory before debunking it. This is what I did: I learned enough to make "predictions" using the principles of astrology. Having objectively and extensively tested it I can say with certainty that it is (and not for the lack of a better word) bollocks.
Have a nice day (and watch your Venus placements :))))