The popularity of astrology is one of the few things that makes me feel really despondent about current culture. It seems such low hanging fruit for even a basic amount of self-skepticism. Can any astrology supporters explain why they believe it?
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My favorite people who have interests in astrology basically seem to use it as a sort of Rorschach test, like a quasi-random generator of archetypes to play with. It’s theatre. You can take it too seriously, but same can be said of sports nerds, gamers, even cargo-cult science
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Id be waaay more into this if it were more like tarot - like you draw the sign from a deck or something to guide you for the day.
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I stopped believing in astrology and just came to the realization that astrology IS. You can look into it and use it to inform or not. But I’m at the point of no doubt that it plays a roll in all of our lives. If I were you I would get an in-depth reading and see if it resonates
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I suppose my first question is how familiar you are with astrology. But to answer your question, I liken it to a far looser form of study in the same vein as sociology; mostly correlative. I wouldn't be any more despondent about it than you would be with people being Christian.
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is there any proof that personality correlates with star sign? Beyond effects like age when entering school
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#astrology is essentially not a belief (like a religion) it has more to do with direct experience, and very few can actually interpret properly... it's never helpful to go into anytime with a closed mind
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How do you directly experience a *system of thought that corresponds certain personality traits to the stars*? I am *extremely* skeptical of any claims that translate a belief into a direct experience. That throws up so many warning flags
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I'm not that into it, but astrology isn't reading your horoscope in a magazine... yes your sign is related to personality traits. But your individual chart based on the exact hour and place you were born is much deeper. You can do it yourself online and learn to read it.
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I did it once, found the results too vague to be useful and generally not really resonant with me