Astrologers fail to predict Proof they are wrong

News Telegraph ^ | 8/17/2003 | Robert Matthews

[slimer]

How about fortune cookies?

Fortune cookies are bunk but reading the entrals of dead goats is very accurate 98% of the time. The other two percent is due to illiterate translators and a study has shown that 98% of the illiterate translators were educated in the California Pubic School System.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Alas, yes, and though I am grateful to be remembered for my past generosity, I am now unfortunately in no position to respond favorably to your requests for million dollar cashier checks. ***

I'm still waitin on mine from several months ago! I've had to move from my trailer house to the underpass so when you strike it rich with your Nigerian friends send mine to Me! I'm planning to TRIPPLE IT as soon as I can get over to the CHEROKEE CASINO in Oklahoma! Then I'll get my trailer back!

[longshadow]

Yep. Everyone following their uncannily accurate horoscopes in the daily papers is reading the wrong sign.

Exactly.

[Dark Knight]

>>The babies were originally recruited as part of a medical study begun in London in 1958 into how the circumstances of birth can affect future health. More than 2,000 babies born in early March that year were registered and their development monitored at regular intervals.<<

How can you do a study on astrology using only babies from a particular time/place? Who were the controls, what are the details?

The last study I heard of, was csi cops (paranormal skeptics) that did a study in Britain about a prediction astrology makes on who would make a better athlete. I wish I could remember more details. They did the study, found out that astrology had a significantly greater than chance of predicting that outcome. They proceeded to phony the numbers up to make is non significant, and one of the scientists on their board quit over the issue with a ton of bad publicity for the organization.

The article at the beginning is silly, not even real science. It does not outline control groups, and it only studies one time/place for data.

I would have expected that from nonscientist astrologers, but not from real "scientists".

DK

[fourdeuce82d]

I can suspend disbelief.

bet you couldn't if I told you I had a magical frog named Bo-Bo that lived in my butt, and could predict sports events...

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[NordP]

Awe darn...next thing you're going to tell me is there is no Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy!

[NordP]

I'm a Capricorn...and darn it, we are the best! (/smile)

[fortunecookie]

"Man who look to stale cookie for advice probably make good busboy. Ask waitress for application"

LOL.

I can't speak for all the little cookies out there, but I give pretty good advice. ;-)

[Nachum]

nope, never

[nmh]

"Astrology works. This is irrefutable."

Oh yeah, expecially for the nutcase taking money for prediciting things that won't happen. Yeah, works for the cheat exploiting peoples fear of the future. The only person it doesn't work for is the person receiving the reading. LOL!

Prove to me it works.

[nmh]

Just luck. A talent or real knowledge is accurate 100% of the time.

[cinFLA]

I consider an honest horoscope as one that required the exact minute, Latitude and Longitude and other details of the moment when you were born.

What if you were delivered via cesarean?

[nmh]

"If astrology is correct then every person dying as a result of the A-Bomb dropped on Hiroshima was born under the same sign."

You got it. If certain events are to happen to certain people born under a particular sign at a particular time, then IDENTICAL things should happen to ALL those people no matter where they live. Of course astrologists know their craft is crap but those who wish to believe will figure out some excuse as to WHY this doesn't happen. LOL for astrology. It's for desperate, stupid people with no moral compass.

[Dark Knight]

In general, scientific studies shoot for 95% confidence, don't they? That means one in twenty studies will be totally wrong. But of course, if they say a particularly exciting (but wrong) things, they will find mainstream popularity.

DK

[nmh]

"Lev. 20:6 “‘I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute himself by following them, and I will cut him off from his people."

That's the truth. Perfection comes right out with it. Still others will follow evil, by choice.

[nmh]

"Good Christians will recognize how important "FAITH" is, and should be able to figure out how it actually worked."

Christians have nothing to do with astrology since it is evil. Faith in God and following His teachings are what Christians should do. When you read His teachings you'll see why people have faith in Him and not something like astrology. Besides astrology is singled out and forbidden to them if they wish to remain a Christian.

[nmh]

"But, i find it interesting to study and then see how it works out. I think it is a like a peek into God's plan for our world, but we can only "see through a glass darkly"

Just curious ... if the Judeo CHristian God condemns things such as astrology, then how could it lay out His plan? And why would He use something he condemns, astrology for His plan?

[nmh]

"I have the natural gift of ESP."

Hummm, tell me what I am thinking and for bonus points what will happen to me tomorrow.

[Hunble]

Christians have nothing to do with astrology since it is evil.

Now I understand why the translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been delayed for so long.

Ever read that little thing in the Bible about a Star when Jesus was born? Ever wonder why wise men traveled all that distance?