On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:10:24 +0100, in alt.astrology, "Dr. Flonkenstein"
<admin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:25:42 -0700, Bob Officer wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:01:32 -0700, in alt.usenet.kooks,
>> <yyyiiinnnggg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Bob Officer" <bobofficers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>news:a888m1dl9ljnqdldgj7dhn4r7nd4f2ot9q@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:19:31 -0700, in alt.usenet.kooks,
>>>> <yyyiiinnnggg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Bob Officer" <bobofficers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>>news:55q7m1p4ctm4vrc86kgqigcl7s83tc9t75@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 14:08:41 -0700, in alt.astrology,
>>>>>> <yyyiiinnnggg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Bob Officer" <bobofficers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:77b7m11d7rauhqa9ncgfkbcgjkh46pv5j3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:45:17 -0400, in alt.usenet.kooks,
>>>>>>>> "KOTY=DNC_TN@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <KOTY=DNC_TN@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:21:27 -0400, "Lambdascorpii"
>>>>>>>>><lambdascorpii@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I don't give a ****...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Uh....Then why did you post a reply to a message subject that you
>>>>>>>>>don't care about.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Seems kinda silly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He believes in astrology...
>>>>>>>> that sort of fits the mold
>>>>>>>> Which He has built for himself
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Do you think astrology doesn't work?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know it doesn't work. just like magic doesn't work, the bread
>>>>>> doesn't really turn into meat, and the wine doesn't really turn
into
>>>>>> blood in the
>>>>>> rite of ritual canabilism/vampirism practiced in most christian
>>>>>> churches.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Magic doesn't exist, their are no fairies, aliens in UFOs, LGMs,
gods
>>>>>> or goddesses.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Astrology, the superstition is based on Apophenia... It is an
>>>>>> artifact of
>>>>>> the way the human brain works. The human brain tries to make
>>>>>> patterned where
>>>>>> they are no pattern. Also if you are into ready, study what a type
>>>>>> one statistical error is. The best pro astrology arguments to come
up
>>>>>> in years
>>>>>> was based upon the so called mars effect, which was accomplished by
>>>>>> the cherry picking of data. When the so called mars effect is
looked
>>>>>> at in the
>>>>>> general population, the tendency disappears. Just as every over so
>>>>>> called
>>>>>> astrological trait, disappears or appears uniformally in every
sign,
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> equal or nearly equal distribution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In others words, astrology is a superstition, based on the ancient
>>>>>> art of
>>>>>> calendar keeping by a small religious body, based in the middle
east
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> or before 3400 BC., a modern belief not based in facts or science,
>>>>>> but in
>>>>>> disproved facts and a belief in idle speculation.
>>>>>
>>>>>Why do people exhibit patterns that are consistent with their
>>>>>astrological signs. For example, virgo are mostly liar/inflaters, and
>>>>>all aires are managerial and calculating?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know...
>>>> I find there are liar/inflaters in all groups , just as there are
>>>> excellent
>>>> managers in all groups, they are not concentrated in any one sign...
>>>
>>>Each sign has a set of predictable behavior patterns.
>>>
>>>
>> No they don't... the is a myth.
>> Science and Math shows us those traits are equally distributed in all
the
>> signs.
>>
>> The false pattern is called apophenia. It is an artifact of way the
human
>> mind works. There is no traits which are unique to any astrological
sign
>> or combination of planetary aspects.
>>
>> Even Edmond Wollmann, a professional astrologer, says "a chart is no
more
>> than a prop." Now I hate to use that s*** as an authority but hell you
>> take your proof where ever you can find it.
>
>The only "signs" that are predictable are "kook" signs, watch my words!
That good doc flonk, is a good sign.
I think the internet should be like driving a car..
the have signs along the way...
Stop ahead
Watch for falling rocks.
and
DIP.
And Slow children ahead.
Maybe they need
Watchout for fish hooks
Trolls ahead
and
Kooks Ahoy
--
Ak'toh'di
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