Re:The sum of all knowledge and the sorry state of the web
by istinetz on Friday September 23, 2022 @05:44AM
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>I dunno, I'm willing to believe the timing of birth can influence a child's development
That's a post-hoc justification for an obviously ridiculous belief.
1) Astrology makes much stronger claims. "Today, you will be lucky in love, but avoid conflicts at work". You're committing a motte-and-bailey.
2) If that's the justification, say "winter babies" and "summer babies", not virgo and capricorn.
3) If that's the justification, there should be much stronger effects, such as "born in an ex-communist state, so different nutrition", "born in colder climate, so less sun" that absolutely dwarf that effect. Yet you don't see idiots making intricate psychological profiles based on what latitude you were born in.
>I don't hate women; I just hate everything women like
It's a retarded belief regardless of who holds it.
>There are many reasons that the gender gap in modern astrology belief exists, but some sociologists say that it is, like most things, a result of the patriarchy.
Well, this is something else people say that makes me immediately lose respect for them.
That's a post-hoc justification for an obviously ridiculous belief.
1) Astrology makes much stronger claims. "Today, you will be lucky in love, but avoid conflicts at work". You're committing a motte-and-bailey.
2) If that's the justification, say "winter babies" and "summer babies", not virgo and capricorn.
3) If that's the justification, there should be much stronger effects, such as "born in an ex-communist state, so different nutrition", "born in colder climate, so less sun" that absolutely dwarf that effect. Yet you don't see idiots making intricate psychological profiles based on what latitude you were born in.
>I don't hate women; I just hate everything women like
It's a retarded belief regardless of who holds it.
>There are many reasons that the gender gap in modern astrology belief exists, but some sociologists say that it is, like most things, a result of the patriarchy.
Well, this is something else people say that makes me immediately lose respect for them.