Astrology. . . makes vague predictions that can always be adapted after the fact to fit observations, as … - Phil Plait

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History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

Phil Plait

Astrology. . . makes vague predictions that can always be adapted after the fact to fit observations, as we'll see. Astrologers don't seek causes at all, for a good reason: There isn't any cause to astrology. If you look for some underlying reason, some connection between the stars and planets and our lives, you won't find any. For astrology to sell, buyers must not seek out the fundamental principles behind it, because if they do they'll see that there is none.

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