Do you believe in Astrology?

[Mysterian]

Spin off from the UFO thread, with a nod to Valentine's.
I myself am not a believer, but hey, maybe you've had the type of story that challenges the skeptics.

Do you believe that celestial bodies govern your decisions and behaviors?
Do you coordinate your schedule according to the constellations?
If you had to choose between horoscopes or tacos, would you choose beef or chicken tacos?

 

[Dan Murphy]

No

 

[RangerPooh]

Nope.

 

[RedAngie]

Only when Venus is in retrograde relative to Uranus.

 

[MamaMermaid]

Nope. I totally DON'T identify with my sign at ALL (Aquarius) so that doesn't help.

 

[GoingSince1990]

I don't even know what my wife and kids' star signs are.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Not really but some of it rings true so I guess ambivalent. If we are mostly made of water and gravity in the form of other planets etc can alter water with tides and seasons, if we can have Seasonal Affective Disorder, if Alzheimers patients can show changes from sundowning... well why wouldn't it be possible that our minds are changed a bit by the world we show up into? I'm a winter blizzard baby and was born into much less sunine and comfort than, lets just say a June baby... it doesn't strike me as unreasonable to think that might be a part of development. Like everything else there are fictional tales made up to explain observations so maybe Astrology is part of that.

I think there is current research into reproduction in outer space and would imagine daylight, humidity, ambient temp etc. are at least some of the considerations.

If you are asking if I think it's magic though, that's a sharp no.

 

[BrianL]

No, not at all. Constellations are for navigating ships, not predeterming personalities.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

No

 

[Kitty 34]

Only when Jupiter aligns with Mars.....otherwise nah.

 

[mom2rtk]

Nope.

 

[GreatLakes]

Nope. If you write any horoscope with enough generalities you can make it appear true.

 

[_19disnA]

Nope. If you actually read the daily horoscopes they all tend to be worded so generically you could interpret them in any number of ways. Reminds me of when there is some major world event and people take vaguely worded statements made by Nostradamus in the late 1500's and find a way to claim he predicted it.

 

[Mysterian]

Only when Venus is in retrograde relative to Uranus.

And yet Uranus jokes are never in retrograde.

I think there is current research into reproduction in outer space ....

OK this is the best content this thread has mined so far. DO GO ON.

(PS- I think this explains why KnightInShining is in such a hurry to get to space.)

 

[fla4fun]

I keep an open mind. I wouldn’t live my entire life revolving around it, but I don’t totally discount it either.

 

[Mysterian]

Nope. If you actually read the daily horoscopes they all tend to be worded so generically you could interpret them in any number of ways. Reminds me of when there is some major world event and people take vaguely worded statements made by Nostradamus in the late 1500's and find a way to claim he predicted it.

True, much of the material could be roughly relatable with anyone of any sign.
The Babylonians actually left out a 13th sign, which even after being identified, Astrologists never updated.

 

[neverlandsky]

No due to the vagueness. It's like taking a said event and pinpointing to Nostradamus predictions. It's a far-reach, yet a fun read.

 

[slo]

No for me too

 

[LuvOrlando]

Seriously made me laugh

It is a real thing though, gas exchange with pressure is physics not magic. Who knows how the planets pushing and pulling on earthly pressures might alter squishy baby humans.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...on-mars-space-it-may-be-harder-than-you-think

 

[Sinder]

Only when the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter aligns with Mars