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LongJohnSilvers 06/14/22 5:04:15 PM #1:	The moon affects the tides --- Chief Keef > Notorious BIG <cite>LongJohnSilvers posted [p:965813636] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>The moon affects the tides </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heartomaton 06/14/22 5:05:06 PM #2:	TIL the human mind is an ocean --- https://www.youtube.com/user/Heartomaton Heartomaton for President 2028. <cite>Heartomaton posted [p:965813652] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>TIL the human mind is an ocean </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 06/14/22 5:05:15 PM #3:	i think it totally makes sense if you dont think about it once you start thinking about it is when the argument for it kinda breaks down <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:965813654] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>i think it totally makes sense if you dont think about it once you start thinking about it is when the argument for it kinda breaks down </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 06/14/22 5:05:19 PM #4:	Only as as a self-fulfilling prophecy. "You're confident... except when you're not." <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:965813658] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Only as as a self-fulfilling prophecy. "You're confident... except when you're not." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 06/14/22 5:05:26 PM #5:	https://youtu.be/XjlD6yYq5as --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:965813663] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/XjlD6yYq5as </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 06/14/22 5:05:35 PM #6:	I always get it and astronomy mixed up Astrology is the fake one, right. --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:965813664] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>I always get it and astronomy mixed up Astrology is the fake one, right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 06/14/22 5:05:35 PM #7:	yea, also millions of people have the same personality type because they were born on the same day. --- https://imgur.com/gallery/noqoWTm <cite>g0ldie posted [p:965813665] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>yea, also millions of people have the same personality type because they were born on the same day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJPurple 06/14/22 5:06:40 PM #8:	No actually it doesnt --- Gray/Grey <cite>SSJPurple posted [p:965813694] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>No actually it doesnt </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/14/22 5:07:46 PM #9:	My mom's into astrology. She doesn't believe its literally true, reading people's astrological charts is just one of her interests (she's also into jungian psychology and personality typing). So I've heard a fair bit of her talking about it. It makes sense to me that it became a thing. Its obviously bullshit though. --- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again! <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:965813710] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>My mom's into astrology. She doesn't believe its literally true, reading people's astrological charts is just one of her interests (she's also into jungian psychology and personality typing). So I've heard a fair bit of her talking about it. It makes sense to me that it became a thing. Its obviously bullshit though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paragon21XX 06/14/22 5:08:44 PM #11:	I'm the one who decides my fate, even if I have to will that fate into existence. Make sure to never forget that. --- Politicians are the weeds of the galaxy. <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:965813743] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>I'm the one who decides my fate, even if I have to will that fate into existence. Make sure to never forget that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 06/14/22 5:09:08 PM #12:	One thing I dont get about astrology is.. whos coming up with the meanings of each of the symbols? Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means? <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:965813760] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>One thing I dont get about astrology is.. whos coming up with the meanings of each of the symbols? Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/14/22 5:11:57 PM #13:	MICHALECOLE posted... One thing I dont get about astrology is.. whos coming up with the meanings of each of the symbols? Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means? Babylonians invented astrology, I think people who do readings just interpret the stuff they wrote, kinda like Tarot, but I'll ask my mom when she wakes up from her nap and post her response. --- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again! <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:965813820] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>MICHALECOLE posted... </cite> <quote>One thing I dont get about astrology is.. whos coming up with the meanings of each of the symbols? Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means?</quote> Babylonians invented astrology, I think people who do readings just interpret the stuff they wrote, kinda like Tarot, but I'll ask my mom when she wakes up from her nap and post her response. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 06/14/22 5:13:58 PM #14:	No, it's nothing more than self-centered hogwash. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:965813859] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>No, it's nothing more than self-centered hogwash. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SiO4 06/14/22 5:47:56 PM #16:	LongJohnSilvers posted... The moon affects the tides A woman's menstrual cycle takes the same amount time as it takes for the moon to circuit the earth --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:965814661] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>LongJohnSilvers posted...</cite> <quote>The moon affects the tides </quote> A woman's menstrual cycle takes the same amount time as it takes for the moon to circuit the earth</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CreekCo 06/14/22 6:24:40 PM #17:	PMarth2002 posted... My mom's into astrology. She doesn't believe its literally true, reading people's astrological charts is just one of her interests (she's also into jungian psychology and personality typing). So I've heard a fair bit of her talking about it. It makes sense to me that it became a thing. Its obviously bullshit though. A lot of things like Personality typing are based on it. --- It all returns to nothing It just keeps tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down. (NGE) <cite>CreekCo posted [p:965815542] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>PMarth2002 posted... </cite> <quote>My mom's into astrology. She doesn't believe its literally true, reading people's astrological charts is just one of her interests (she's also into jungian psychology and personality typing). So I've heard a fair bit of her talking about it. It makes sense to me that it became a thing. Its obviously bullshit though.</quote> A lot of things like Personality typing are based on it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 06/14/22 6:38:50 PM #18:	Let's say your mother, due to some relevant reason, induced labor four weeks before your due date. What's your "true" sign and why is it dictated by when you're ejected from the womb? --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:965815909] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Let's say your mother, due to some relevant reason, induced labor four weeks before your due date. What's your "true" sign and why is it dictated by when you're ejected from the womb?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 06/14/22 6:40:20 PM #19:	No, it doesn't --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:965815973] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>No, it doesn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WaterLink 06/14/22 6:41:08 PM #20:	If only my parents had fucked a month earlier then I could have been born more confident. Damn you parents! shakes fist --- https://i.imgur.com/Y5Tq1gV.gif https://i.imgur.com/sgLkVQU.gif Joe Burrow, the legend <cite>WaterLink posted [p:965815997] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>If only my parents had fucked a month earlier then I could have been born more confident. Damn you parents! shakes fist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/14/22 6:46:22 PM #21:	CreekCo posted... A lot of things like Personality typing are based on it. I know... --- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again! <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:965816118] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>CreekCo posted... </cite> <quote>A lot of things like Personality typing are based on it.</quote> I know... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 06/14/22 6:54:53 PM #22:	Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol --- http://i.imgur.com/plA0Vg9.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/dgK22exekwOLm/giphy.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:965816328] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pokedude900 06/14/22 6:56:59 PM #23:	A coworker was talking astrology a month or so ago. She failed to guess my sign twice, and I had to give her a hint before she got in on the 3rd attempt. --- https://i.imgur.com/vuNZ2wj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xitYdH6.jpg Come to the (un)official GameFAQs Touhou board. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1110- <cite>pokedude900 posted [p:965816377] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>A coworker was talking astrology a month or so ago. She failed to guess my sign twice, and I had to give her a hint before she got in on the 3rd attempt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CreekCo 06/14/22 7:53:58 PM #24:	BignutzisBack posted... Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol Implication is that the stars/sky is not ordered as we are currently told. Multiple reasons to punt on that information. --- It all returns to nothing It just keeps tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down. (NGE) <cite>CreekCo posted [p:965817733] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>BignutzisBack posted... </cite> <quote>Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol</quote> Implication is that the stars/sky is not ordered as we are currently told. Multiple reasons to punt on that information. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/14/22 8:01:59 PM #25:	Turbam posted... I always get it and astronomy mixed up Astrology is the fake one, right. Astrology and astronomy used to be the same thing 4000 years ago. Astronomers took only the math shit from astrology and ran away with it, and that's the foundation of modern day astrophysics. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:965817908] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite> <quote>I always get it and astronomy mixed up Astrology is the fake one, right.</quote> Astrology and astronomy used to be the same thing 4000 years ago. Astronomers took only the math shit from astrology and ran away with it, and that's the foundation of modern day astrophysics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/14/22 8:03:28 PM #26:	BignutzisBack posted... Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol No there's no 13th sign. An astrological house is defined as the constellation contained in a 30 degree arc of the sun's path in the sky. There's only room for 12. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:965817939] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>BignutzisBack posted... </cite> <quote>Didn't it turn out a few years ago that people discovered there was actually a 13th sign and in essence changed the signs for quite a few people? And then astrology enthusiasts just ignored it lol</quote> No there's no 13th sign. An astrological house is defined as the constellation contained in a 30 degree arc of the sun's path in the sky. There's only room for 12. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/14/22 8:39:13 PM #28:	@MICHALECOLE So yeah I asked my mom and I was basically correct. All of the symbology and meaning was determined millenia ago, and modern astrologers are basically just doing interpretative readings, similar to Tarot. There's different systems as multiple civilizations came up with their own versions of it. --- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again! <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:965818737] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>@MICHALECOLE So yeah I asked my mom and I was basically correct. All of the symbology and meaning was determined millenia ago, and modern astrologers are basically just doing interpretative readings, similar to Tarot. There's different systems as multiple civilizations came up with their own versions of it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/14/22 9:05:02 PM #29:	MICHALECOLE posted... Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means? Basically ancient astrologers conducted mass surveys of birthday & times & the positions of the stars at that time and started noticing patterns. They then concluded that positions of the stars during your birth could predict your future. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_fallacy --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:965819383] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>MICHALECOLE posted... </cite> <quote>Like if youre born at this time and on this day, it means this.. but who decided thats what that means?</quote> Basically ancient astrologers conducted mass surveys of birthday & times & the positions of the stars at that time and started noticing patterns. They then concluded that positions of the stars during your birth could predict your future. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_fallacy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 06/14/22 9:06:14 PM #30:	No. Next question. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:965819423] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>No. Next question. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 06/14/22 9:11:35 PM #31:	g0ldie posted... yea, also millions of people have the same personality type because they were born on the same day. Some people at work are big into it and it's like... half our company seems to have birthdays in a 2 month span and they have all kinds of personalities. Clearly these signs are not as eerily on point as you say they are. Or they're so vague that any sign can describe you if you ignore the parts that don't. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:965819534] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite> <quote>yea, also millions of people have the same personality type because they were born on the same day.</quote>Some people at work are big into it and it's like... half our company seems to have birthdays in a 2 month span and they have all kinds of personalities. Clearly these signs are not as eerily on point as you say they are. Or they're so vague that any sign can describe you if you ignore the parts that don't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/14/22 9:20:40 PM #32:	hockeybub89 posted... Some people at work are big into it and it's like... half our company seems to have birthdays in a 2 month span and they have all kinds of personalities. Clearly these signs are not as eerily on point as you say they are. Or they're so vague that any sign can describe you if you ignore the parts that don't. It's the latter. A full horoscope is going to be so full of contradictory information it literally can't ever be wrong. "Hmm let's see here I'm a Sagittarius and Mars is X degrees means I'll be happy today but Venus is Y degrees which means I'll be sad and mercury is Z degrees means I'll be neither." --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:965819781] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted... </cite> <quote>Some people at work are big into it and it's like... half our company seems to have birthdays in a 2 month span and they have all kinds of personalities. Clearly these signs are not as eerily on point as you say they are. Or they're so vague that any sign can describe you if you ignore the parts that don't.</quote> It's the latter. A full horoscope is going to be so full of contradictory information it literally can't ever be wrong. "Hmm let's see here I'm a Sagittarius and Mars is X degrees means I'll be happy today but Venus is Y degrees which means I'll be sad and mercury is Z degrees means I'll be neither." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 06/14/22 9:43:11 PM #33:	Tyranthraxus posted... It's the latter. A full horoscope is going to be so full of contradictory information it literally can't ever be wrong. "Hmm let's see here I'm a Sagittarius and Mars is X degrees means I'll be happy today but Venus is Y degrees which means I'll be sad and mercury is Z degrees means I'll be neither." That's more like news paper horoscopes. Its bullshit, but its a bit more in depth than that. Old school astrology is basically personality typing mixed with Tarot. Your sun sign is sagitarius, which tells you X about yourself, while your moon sign is gemini, which tells you Y. The astrologist might then give you some advice or a prediction something based on what they read in your chart. --- Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again! <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:965820283] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>It's the latter. A full horoscope is going to be so full of contradictory information it literally can't ever be wrong. "Hmm let's see here I'm a Sagittarius and Mars is X degrees means I'll be happy today but Venus is Y degrees which means I'll be sad and mercury is Z degrees means I'll be neither."</quote> That's more like news paper horoscopes. Its bullshit, but its a bit more in depth than that. Old school astrology is basically personality typing mixed with Tarot. Your sun sign is sagitarius, which tells you X about yourself, while your moon sign is gemini, which tells you Y. The astrologist might then give you some advice or a prediction something based on what they read in your chart. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 06/14/22 10:08:57 PM #34:	PMarth2002 posted... That's more like news paper horoscopes. Its bullshit, but its a bit more in depth than that. Old school astrology is basically personality typing mixed with Tarot. Your sun sign is sagitarius, which tells you X about yourself, while your moon sign is gemini, which tells you Y. The astrologist might then give you some advice or a prediction something based on what they read in your chart. Nah. News paper horoscopes rarely have more information than your sun sign and it's usually wrong. Astrology is at heart a way of trying to predict the future. You can get a pretty decent chart here that gives way more information than most people even care about unless you really believe in the stuff. https://alabe.com/freechart/default.asp --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:965820804] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>PMarth2002 posted... </cite> <quote>That's more like news paper horoscopes. Its bullshit, but its a bit more in depth than that. Old school astrology is basically personality typing mixed with Tarot. Your sun sign is sagitarius, which tells you X about yourself, while your moon sign is gemini, which tells you Y. The astrologist might then give you some advice or a prediction something based on what they read in your chart.</quote> Nah. News paper horoscopes rarely have more information than your sun sign and it's usually wrong. Astrology is at heart a way of trying to predict the future. You can get a pretty decent chart here that gives way more information than most people even care about unless you really believe in the stuff. https://alabe.com/freechart/default.asp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giblet_Enjoyer 06/15/22 7:55:44 PM #35:	Tyranthraxus posted... Basically ancient astrologers conducted mass surveys of birthday & times & the positions of the stars at that time and started noticing patterns. They then concluded that positions of the stars during your birth could predict your future. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_fallacy How is that a formal fallacy though? I don't believe in this woo but if patterns were seen how are the committing a logical fallacy --- He which make friends with scorpion, soon come to find out what a scorpion does - they bite people with its tail --ancient Chinese proverb <cite>Giblet_Enjoyer posted [p:965844213] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>Basically ancient astrologers conducted mass surveys of birthday & times & the positions of the stars at that time and started noticing patterns. They then concluded that positions of the stars during your birth could predict your future. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_fallacy</quote>How is that a formal fallacy though? I don't believe in this woo but if patterns were seen how are the committing a logical fallacy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pepys Monster 06/15/22 7:57:34 PM #36:	Girl: Our signs are compatible. CEman: Astrology is bullshit. --- Ryzen 3700X \| Evga GTX 1070 Ti \| 16GB DDR4 3200 \| Crucial MX500 2TB <cite>Pepys Monster posted [p:965844258] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Girl: Our signs are compatible. CEman: Astrology is bullshit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HovaRex 06/15/22 8:03:15 PM #37:	My chick loves um, so I tolerate them. She did the whole birth chart thing for me. Was interesting to read at least, but overall inaccurate. --- I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide. <cite>HovaRex posted [p:965844367] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>My chick loves um, so I tolerate them. She did the whole birth chart thing for me. Was interesting to read at least, but overall inaccurate. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 06/15/22 8:04:40 PM #38:	Any excuse to post some Carl Sagan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJJ7bg-en0 --- http://i.imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:965844402] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Any excuse to post some Carl Sagan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJJ7bg-en0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cyniclinic 06/15/22 8:14:19 PM #39:	Make sense I think would be an exaggeration, but arguing that the gravitational pull of planets somehow affects the baby humans at the time of birth is probably the closest to rational explanation you could get. Im a fan of astrology, but I dont put any genuine weight in it. I just think the (admittedly manipulative) wording can be useful to bring attention to things I wouldnt otherwise think about. <cite>Cyniclinic posted [p:965844610] in Doesn't as... [t:80057733]...</cite> <quote>Make sense I think would be an exaggeration, but arguing that the gravitational pull of planets somehow affects the baby humans at the time of birth is probably the closest to rational explanation you could get. Im a fan of astrology, but I dont put any genuine weight in it. I just think the (admittedly manipulative) wording can be useful to bring attention to things I wouldnt otherwise think about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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