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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Claudia Bullion on 05/06/2009 21:30:02
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Claudia Bullion asked the Naked Scientists:
Hi guys:
I've been listening to your podcast (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/) from Barcelona for the past couple of years and I love it, you're definitely on my top 3 list,
I have a question:
I don't believe in horoscopes and such things and when people ask me what is my star or my zodiac sign I always answer that the horoscopes doesn't apply to me because I was born in Argentina. I usually got puzzled looks and what I mean is that as we can see different stars and constellations in the southern hemisphere and that the "logic" behind the horoscope is that the stars above you in the time you were born will mark your destiny, surely then people that was born under different stars and constellations should have different stars signs that are not yet on the list with the official 12 signs.
Is this accurate? Should I say that I'm a "southern cross" sign instead of a Virgo? (I was born in September) or, as with the seasons should I have the exact opposite whatever that is?
Or, instead of confronting people with the absurdity of the horoscopes, should I tell them that the gravitational pull of the nurse nearby caused more impact in their destiny?
I apologise for my English as this is not my first language and thank you very much in advance!!
keep on the great work
Claudia B.
What do you think?
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I think the whole thing is absolute poppy-cock.
According to astrology there should be 12 types of people with of the 12 groups having the same thing happening to them. I have yet to meet two people who are the same as each other. Friends of mine who are identical twins are different characters! How does astrology explain that!
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It's horoble.
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They are nearly as bad as cancer!
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They are nearly as bad as cancer!
Oh no!!!! Libraate me from the House of the Rising Pun!!!
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Never! I'll tear you into Pisces.
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You'll never Taurus to Pisces. (You missed that one).
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Can sir (Cancer) please refrain from violence.
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Just in the way for leo the lion
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You really need to stop living up there with those fAries.
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Oh look, virgo the faries again, running up the field; are they going to scorpio again?
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What!? Huh? What is it actually meant to be saying?
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Oh look, virgo (there go) the faries (fairies) again, running up the field; are they going to scorpio (score) again?
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It's so hard when you've only got 12 random words to use. [:)]
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Well if you had a saggy teary arse you'd be OK.
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Huh? What did you call me?
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Saggy teary arse.... (Sagittarius) ...... Come admit it, that's not bad! not as bad as the thickening of my podiatry skin while on holiday on an Italian Island.... Capricorn!
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Saggy teary arse.... (Sagittarius) ...... Come admit it, that's not bad!
Oh, indeed.
Very good, round of applause...
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I think they are entertained by the predictions. Those who believe it maybe have some frustrations in life.
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An awful lot if disappointments too, I should think.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_sucker_born_every_minute
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Even if you really wanted to ascribe to horoscopes, they are derived from the azimuth of the sun as related to constellations visible in egypt/middle east 2000 years ago; so unless you were born in that area, at that time, for the sun to rise in your particular constellation and give you the blessing, astrology doesn't work even inside its own rules.
I predict you will do more research on this, and I don't even know your sign
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The subject of astrology & horoscopes has intrigued people for generations upon generations.
Compatibility horoscope guidelines many problem of human life, That's proved by modern science. Love relation is that example.
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Hrscpuk101 provides an appropriately incoherent finish to a more than one year old thread.
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Hrscpuk101 provides an appropriately incoherent finish to a more than one year old thread.
Purple monkey dishwasher?
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Purple Monkey Dishwasher? Is that from the Zero Punctuation review of Red Dead Redemption?
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I think it was first from the Simpsons back in the '90s:
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Ah, I see. I did wonder where that originated...
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I don't believe in astrology either but see my post about the credibility of R i c h a r d T a r n a s posted today. He is a Harvard professor who has spent thirty years researching this and in a book over 500 pages makes a case for astrology against, as he says, all his better instincts as he used to be a sceptic too. He has a very high academic reputation and I would like to know what a professional astronomer thinks of his book. the review on Amazon aren't much help because the most favourable ones come from new Age types who don't have much scientific background.
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