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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by epgui on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @04:50AM (#29482840)
The only thing scientific about astrology, even generously speaking in historical context, is the observations and measurements of what would now fall under astronomy.

Astrology in the context of personality traits or "archetypes", as you put it, has never been a science and has always been a pseudoscience.

Smarter minds than me understand the workings of quantum entanglement about as well as they understand the workings of gravity. There are plenty of things we don't know.

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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by artificialLimbs on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:03PM (#29568623)
What do you know about the scientific research of astrology? It sounds like nothing, to me.

So you relegate all study of personality traits (which are different than archetypes) to the pseudoscience bin?

>> .. as well as they understand the workings of gravity...

So pretty much not at all then. This was my original point.

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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by ben_w on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @03:14PM (#29571041)
> So you relegate all study of personality traits (which are different than archetypes) to the pseudoscience bin?

That’s called “psychology”. The real science even has that nice little observation that which side of the school admission year you’re born on is basically the only thing about when you’re born that makes any significant difference.

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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by artificialLimbs on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:36AM (#29580106)
This doesn't answer my questions at all.
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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by ben_w on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:46AM (#29580238)
Sure it does, it’s a “no” to the quoted question.
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Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k... by artificialLimbs on Thursday December 16, 2021 @03:44PM (#29583647)
Then it appears we've reached the end of the productivity of this conversation. Good day.
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