Astrology

[enfieldacademy]

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That’s a weak way to identify with others. There are plenty of other ways to start a conversion, or “connect” (lack of better word) with other people. It’s kinda like people with their heritage (which I was just talking about with my friend). Blindly following what you’re told, or your “heritage” as if it affects you as an individual is a weak thing to do. You’re an individual.

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<p>relating with life experiences and ideas rather than with astrology symbols sounds better to me too. but i think that’s mostly because i don’t attach any value to astrology.</p>

[IceQube]

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@Penguinone

Technically this is already answered.

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<p>I’m going to need clarification on this point.</p>

[enfieldacademy]

<p>this is really funny so i have to quote it</p>

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I don’t know… how about, because it’s not true? Because it’s insulting to the human capacity for knowledge? Because it’s yet another arbitrary dividing factor constructed by charlatans out of a plethora of false stereotypes? Because I don’t like it when my family members are taken in by frauds? Nah.

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<p>so is this </p>

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I do not want the people I care about to be blissfully ignorant idiots. I want them to be able to face reality, as it is, in the best way that they can. There is no real substitute. There is nothing that is more fundamentally satisfying. Astrology is a needless hinderance to this ultimate satisfaction. Selling fundamental satisfaction for false predictability is never a good deal.

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[enfieldacademy]

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Do you think people would still follow astrology if it wasn’t a giant ego-feeder?

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<p>i don’t really know to what extent astrology is believed or followed. my sense is it’s mostly just used to relate to other people with. 12 animal symbols, one for each month, different meanings, superficial depth, what’s not to like?</p>

<p>honestly when i was 10 i took pride in being born in the ‘monkey’ year and not the ‘rooster’ year because i thought the monkey description was nicer, which it was. maybe some of the appeal of astrology can be attributed to people learning about it when they are young and impressionable. </p>

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How is it worse to trust scientific data instead of astrology hokum? Lol as far as the proof goes, I think you just need to try to learn more about it.

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<p>i don’t really think astrology competes with science too much. it’s not one or the other or anything. so maybe that point should have been made.</p>

[IceQube]

<p>Dang. I didn’t know that enfieldacademy was almost 20 years old o.o.</p>

[enfieldacademy]

<p>i was a developmentally delayed child :/.</p>