Alright, so moving right along from the last post, here’s precisely why Astrology fits none of these categories:
1. Consistency- I find it quite ridiculous that while one magazine may say that my love life will be grand and lavish one month, another may tell me that I’m doomed to break-up with whatever love I have now. Consistent? I think not.
2. Based on Evidence. What evidence?!?! That is all.
3. Falsifiable- Astrologers tend to latch onto the weakest forms of evidence of their success in order to claim themselves correct, thereby making the ability to falsify its principles impossible! ie. “No, your boyfriend may not have broken up with you like I predicted, BUT you did break that bowl the other day- bet you loved that bowl, right? Aha! Broken heart!”
4. Based on controlled Experimentation. This also means that others studying the same subject arrive at the same conclusions. How is this possible when the signs on which they base their conclusions are completely arbitrary, changing and irrelevant, and their consistency amongst one another is that of the consistency of religion itself?! Because no universal periodic table of the future has yet been made, it can’t possibly be ‘experimented’ upon.
5. Correctable. Because much of what astrology is based on is on the stars themselves, which are entirely unchanging, the science can never be corrected or changed.
6. Not Parsimonious. The entire principle of astrology is based on spirits, Fate and other intangible proofs that do not plausibly exist in a way that we can see and study them.
Of course, this only breaks the surface of the insurmountable evidence for the improbability that one can tell one’s future, personality traits etc. from the stars. It was fun however to investigate the legitimate reasons as to why Astrology is not a science in and of itself, whereas Astronomy is.
The last and final piece of evidence for the non-scientific nature of Astronomy is the principle of Occam’s Razor. This being that if two possibilities are presented, the simpler of the two should be trusted. In this way, it is much easier to believe in coincidence as opposed to the idea that our day of birth and the position of the stars lay the foundation for our entire lives.
Somewhat of a rant, but very fun to examine I think. Oddly enough, I atill have to refer to my Astronomy class as ‘Astro’ because I keep accidently saying Astrology instead. Guess that’s just another example of the presence of propaganda.
In any case, I hope you’ve enjoyed the rant, and I hope to write at least one more blog before I shut this lovely site down forever.
-StarKid
3. Falsifiable- Astrologers tend to latch onto the weakest forms of evidence of their success in order to claim themselves correct, thereby making the ability to falsify its principles impossible! ie. “No, your boyfriend may not have broken up with you like I predicted, BUT you did break that bowl the other day- bet you loved that bowl, right? Aha! Broken heart!”
4. Based on controlled Experimentation. This also means that others studying the same subject arrive at the same conclusions. How is this possible when the signs on which they base their conclusions are completely arbitrary, changing and irrelevant, and their consistency amongst one another is that of the consistency of religion itself?! Because no universal periodic table of the future has yet been made, it can’t possibly be ‘experimented’ upon.
5. Correctable. Because much of what astrology is based on is on the stars themselves, which are entirely unchanging, the science can never be corrected or changed.
6. Not Parsimonious. The entire principle of astrology is based on spirits, Fate and other intangible proofs that do not plausibly exist in a way that we can see and study them.
The last and final piece of evidence for the non-scientific nature of Astronomy is the principle of Occam’s Razor. This being that if two possibilities are presented, the simpler of the two should be trusted. In this way, it is much easier to believe in coincidence as opposed to the idea that our day of birth and the position of the stars lay the foundation for our entire lives.
Somewhat of a rant, but very fun to examine I think. Oddly enough, I atill have to refer to my Astronomy class as ‘Astro’ because I keep accidently saying Astrology instead. Guess that’s just another example of the presence of propaganda.
In any case, I hope you’ve enjoyed the rant, and I hope to write at least one more blog before I shut this lovely site down forever.
-StarKid
