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Permalink Reply by T A A on August 28, 2011 at 2:45pm

that would be easy enough for the administrators of this site to accomplish. Create a nameless point graph with all our birth days as we registered them, and see if they cluster at all. It has been demonstrated that birth days are indeed clustered when relating to hockey player drafts. It relates to a comparative degree of physical maturity relative to schoolgoers age distribution. 2-6 months is without effect in adults, but it is not without effect during childhood and early teen years.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on August 28, 2011 at 7:34am

one made earlier

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Permalink Reply by Rick on August 28, 2011 at 9:29am

I’m an Aquarius. I don’t believe in this bullshit, but according to the findings posted by Nelson, Aquarian’s can’t make up their minds… and are bargain hunters?!?

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Permalink Reply by Claude Caron on August 28, 2011 at 11:34am

Even though it's all bullshit, I can't seem to stop reading it every morning...been reading it since I'm a kid with my comics in the newspaper...bad habits are hard to break

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on August 28, 2011 at 12:41pm

Hmm.. Are these the silly astrological thingies? I'm the scaly things from late september, whatever that implies.

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Permalink Reply by thomas adams on August 28, 2011 at 1:39pm

Scorpio.  Because we'll sting your ass if you get jesus on us.  And yes, this is silly but fun bullshit.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on August 28, 2011 at 5:27pm

James Randi experiment on Astrology.

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Permalink Reply by James on August 28, 2011 at 7:34pm

First, I will say that you'll find that many will not share your belief in astrology. I am of the mindset that astrology is false, but Atheism makes no statement on astrology, so you may believe what you wish. I'd opine that to be an inconsistent application of skepticism, but I also don't know you or you life either. You claim that you notice similarities among those that share the same sign. My first thought was that it was likely due to confirmation bias (as Nelson also said in his excellent post). But what of the studies where people were given 'their' horoscope, said it was 100% spot on, and then learned that it was not theirs? Horoscopes are so vague and the properties given to members of each sign are inclusive enough, that they can be applied to most anyone at some point in their life. As an experiment, I just went and read all twelve zodiac descriptions. They all applied to me at points, as well as didn't at points. I'd say that no single one applied to my life as a whole more accurately than the others. Plus we grow and change as people, so I could see where someone could feel that one sign may match their youth well, where another may seem to match them better in adulthood.

 

But which am I? Well, I guess it depends on which zodiac you are going by... Just for fun, I'm either Cancer(old) or Gemini(current).

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Permalink Reply by Melody A. Rogers on August 28, 2011 at 7:35pm

I am very much interested in the Zodiac, and think it is important not to dismiss certain coincidences though coincidences they may be. All sorts of odd things happen that have no explaination. While I will not fill the answer with magic or faith, I will also not deny that it could be true.

The Zodiac is something I do not look into as a spiritual thing, nor do I tend to ponder it's "power" so to speak, but there is evidence that people born at certain times of year DO exhibit personalities similar to the profile of a sign. Everyone that I know personally fits into their Zodiac sign. One might argue with me and say that I am only looking for a certain personalitiy so I am going to find it, and ignore any hint at otherwise. No, I do look into people to see if they truely match their sign, and a very high majority of the time, their personality is a match.

I am a Scorpio, and have tended toward the same habits and attitudes since childhood, since before I even knew what signs were.

I am not superstitious, I am simply acknowledging a coincidence and accepting that it applies to me and those around me.

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Permalink Reply by Becca on August 28, 2011 at 8:58pm

I certainly think that astrology is a load of BS for all the same reasons that Nelson argued... but it's fun BS so I'll play.  I'm either Sagittarius (according to standard horoscope in US) or Scorpio  (according to the 'new' zodiac model). According to Chinese astrology I am an Ox.

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Permalink Reply by T A A on August 28, 2011 at 9:30pm

yeah, I'll play too! I'm Gemini, and in Chinese I'm Fire Horse, which means that had I been conceived in China, I would have been aborted. Cuz Fire Horses are believed to be disruptive forces in society. Did I suffer confirmation bias for some years in these matters, of course. Has that bias left a permanent trace in my life, most certainly. Is it too late to undo... meh, maybe, maybe not :)

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Permalink Reply by Wintershade3001 on October 26, 2011 at 5:25am

My zodiac sign is Ursa Minor.

And I refuse to believe any astrological rants until somebody explains to me why exactly there is no Ursa Minor in their zodiac, and some other 12 signs are.

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