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carabiner 7 days ago

Opinion: Astrology should be seriously considered...

That label doesn't give carte blanche to publish non-scientific nonsense. Does it?

psychoslave 7 days ago | parent [-]

Well, that sounds like a very interesting theme to study scientifically indeed: what makes astrology such a resilient and widespread cultural practice in contemporary citizens?

logicchains 7 days ago | parent [-]

Statistically there are absolutely robust correlations between month of birth and certain traits, but because of stuff like age-at-starting-school not voodoo about the stars. So it's not surprising people keep noticing such patterns, they're just incorrect at identifying the root causes.