Hermit Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cancer said: Signs of our times, from one of the items on an astronomy education mailing list: Well, barring giant meteors you can't blame the Astronomers for not seeing trouble coming... now the ASTROLOGERS on the other hand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 I called up an astrology hotline once. The sweet older lady said, "This is Cybil, what can I help you with?" I said, "You tell me." tkdguy, Hermit and Old Man 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, Pariah said: I called up an astrology hotline once. The sweet older lady said, "This is Cybil, what can I help you with?" I said, "You tell me." "The prophet sees all and knows all. Is he expecting you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 The Trash Heap has spoken! Nyeah! Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Just learned what today is. Pariah, Hermit and tkdguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Once in my Solar System astronomy class I described doing horoscopes, which I learned back when I was 13 or so. Doing all the math for setting up the chart is pretty cool, actually, depending on what sort of ephemerides you had to work with for the positions of Sun, Moon, & planets, as well as converting the civil time and location of birth to the sidereal time so you could work out what the ascendant was. (At this point the classroom full of mathophobes had become thoroughly disenchanted and were no longer hopeful that I'd teach them how to do this.) Then, as I put it, the rest is all hooey, using the vague guidelines for going from geometry to fortune (etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 "Astrology developed into a strange discipline: A mixture of careful observations, mathematics, and record-keeping with fuzzy thinking and pious fraud." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Ep. 3: "Harmony of the Worlds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 So, kind of like the search for Bigfoot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 No wonder Sagan didn't understand astrology, it is a qualitative science not a quantitative science -- it deals with wholeness, something science lost (if it ever had in the first place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 ... Or it's just malarkey. Cancer and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Pretty much. I was trying to get information on the Jupiter-Venus conjunction this month, and the search engine included the entry "Are Jupiter and Venus Enemies?" The brief explanation had me impersonating the 10th Doctor's "What?! What?!" line for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bazza said: No wonder Sagan didn't understand astrology, it is a qualitative science not a quantitative science -- it deals with wholeness, something science lost (if it ever had in the first place). addendum: you would need to read Plato to have basic knowledge that reality is vertical as well as horizontal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 3, 2022 Report Share Posted May 3, 2022 Edit Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 As a physics major, I can attest to the accuracy of this meme. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 tkdguy, Grailknight and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 I admit I have largely the same feelings about angel food cake, e.g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Obviously the 12 yo hasn't heard of cinnamon doughnuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Or of the concept of donuts with ice cream (and perhaps fresh fruit) for which the unfrosted varieties are best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Spite learning! Pariah and Hermit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Trust me, I am very familiar with this concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 38 minutes ago, Cancer said: Trust me, I am very familiar with this concept. Which reminds me, I've been meaning to ask--Mars and Jupiter are in conjunction in a couple of weeks, what does that mean for Scorpios? Let me know, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 From what I hear, bad news. Best be in the lookout for giant scorpions. And if a black one should cross your path…eek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Old Man said: Which reminds me, I've been meaning to ask--Mars and Jupiter are in conjunction in a couple of weeks, what does that mean for Scorpios? Let me know, thanks. 6 hours ago, Bazza said: From what I hear, bad news. Best be in the lookout for giant scorpions. And if a black one should cross your path…eek! Pariah -> <- you two yahoos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Old Man said: Which reminds me, I've been meaning to ask--Mars and Jupiter are in conjunction in a couple of weeks, what does that mean for Scorpios? Let me know, thanks. Depends on where you are. In the third house? Or a red state? You are in such big trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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