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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Ppl who are real into astrology/conspiracies/woo beliefs *really* trigger me, but it's not because of the beliefs themselves, it's what it indicates about the person. To me, it implies a profound lack of curiosity in checking to see if their beliefs are true. 1/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
They're drawn to woo beliefs because it feels good or serves some meaning purpose for them - which I get, I mean I was raised in religion - but there's a total absence of interest in tests to check other theories for why they might be experiencing this thing 2/
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Scott Perry
@scottmcprn
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@Aella_Girl
I sympathize w/ this, but I think many astrology buffs arent even interested in whether its true or not. Horoscopes for them operate as narrative builders not truth claims. Most might not be able to articulate that but I've grilled enuf of them and come away thinking this.
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@scottmcprn
I'm much more sympathetic to narrative builders; if you don't literally believe astrology actually is predictive about the world, but in fact use it as a system to navigate your own feelings, this seems way more fine
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