"Bob Officer" <bobofficers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
more fish sign.
> Trolls ahead
> and
> Kooks Ahoy
> --
> Ak'toh'di


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