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Is there any substance to astrology?
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It probably says something about us as a species that some of our most formative mythology is warning us to be wary of trickstersNefarious wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:52 amWe used to have an old (c. 1910s) book called "The Art of Cold Reading" as a coffee table curio. It was basically an instruction manual for how to do the fortune teller act.
A series of statements moving from the completely general to the specific based on responses; non-specific positive statements that people *want* to hear; guesses based on probability and plausible sounding diversions when you get them wrong
Obvious really, but perhaps slightly surprising (for it age) in its outright cynicism.
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Maybe I should try this, I realised years ago that there are certain phrases which you can say to anyone and they will immediately identify with them as being very specifically peronal, despite being a non-specific generalised comment; e.g. "It sounds like you're going through a period of profound change" aren't we all
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It’s scary how easy it is to manipulate people once you figure out how to do it tbh.
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Re: Is there any substance to astrology?
Derren Brown regularly exposed "psychics" for the bullshitting charlatans they are. I immediately lose respect for anyone who genuinely believes this horseshit. There's a reason psychics never win the lottery.
If you get all wobbly-lipped about the opinion of Internet strangers, maybe it's time to take a bath with the toaster as you'll never amount to sh1t anyway.
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There is a substance to astrology : it's brown and sticky and is ejected from the bottoms of male bovine ungulates.
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Said brown substance actually comes from matter from within stars. So you may be onto something Mik
How about not having a sig at all?
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Excellent point Mito.
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There is actually some substance. You tell someone who believes in this shit that a certain star sign has a certain personality trait I bet they start to exert those things, because suddenly “is unreasonable in every argument” has an excuse, it’s “because I was born in Capricorn” not just “I’m an unbearable cunt”
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100% the above, it’s why Placebos work in many cases aswell.jamcg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 3:12 pmThere is actually some substance. You tell someone who believes in this shit that a certain star sign has a certain personality trait I bet they start to exert those things, because suddenly “is unreasonable in every argument” has an excuse, it’s “because I was born in Capricorn” not just “I’m an unbearable cunt”
If it gives people some comfort, let them have it, if it’s how they operate their life, it’s a bit sad.
It’s no different than religion imo.
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My 4 year old nephew in Brazil went running into the kitchen a couple of weeks ago proclaiming 'Mummy, I've killed a scorpion in my bedroom'.
And sure enough, he had. Hard as nails!
(And lucky).
And sure enough, he had. Hard as nails!
(And lucky).
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- big claws or little claws?
It’s the ones with little claws you need to worry about…
It’s the ones with little claws you need to worry about…