Do you believe in Star Signs?

According to the Star Signs hubby and I shouldn't have married. However, following the Chinese signs we were the perfect couple. It only lasted 36 years, we were so forward looking to make it to at least 50 years.

I'm Aries first decant and never liked how my sign's description have kept me alone without friends for so many decades. At the end of the day, get to know the person as different sun signs, rising, moon and nodes makes for a very different person than just their main signs.
 
I don't want to take it seriously but it's right way more often than wrong. Not speaking of daily horoscopes but of projections & personalities.

I've never met an Aries who hasn't been a help to me; I've never met a Capricorn that hasn't disappointed me.
 
Astronomy is science; astrology is superstition, mythology, and pseudoscience. Depending on how surveys ask the question, anywhere from 22 percent to 73 percent of people believe astrology is valid. Horoscopes still appear regularly in newspapers. Over 95 percent of adults know their zodiac sign. It never occurs to some people to question whether horoscopes are valid, and if they do think to ask the question, they rarely follow up with the critical thinking skills to find the answer.

People are misled into thinking their horoscope is accurate for them. They remember the hits and forget the misses, they like to read things that make them feel good about themselves, they are looking for something to help them make decisions, and they react to a self-fulfilling prophecy by changing their behaviour so that the prediction comes true.

Is there any harm in believing in astrology or is it just a bit of fun? It can be harmful. It can waste money and can lead to poor decisions and illogical thinking. Follow your own horoscopes and tally how many predictions came true versus those that didn’t (“You’re prone to accidents today.” “You’ll get a big surprise.”). Show a single horoscope to a lot of people and tally how many agree that it describes them well. If astrology is valid, only one in 12 should agree, but horoscopes are so vague that most people can see themselves in them.
 
horseless carriage said:
Astronomy is science; astrology is superstition, mythology, and pseudoscience.
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That is true today, however astrology was once well accepted and the precursor to our modern science of astronomy. In the past, who was to know that astrology wasn't true, it took many years of observation and analysis to figure out what we know today.

The Influence of Astrology on the Science of Astronomy​

https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/cont...-astrology-science-astronomy-along-silk-roads

Astronomy Emerges From Astrology​

https://www.encyclopedia.com/scienc...and-space-science-astronomy-emerges-astrology
 
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