Still consider astrology a science?
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poldi say: Because astrology is not a science, its in the same realm as fiction and video games.
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tham153 say: because it is most definitely NOT a science. More appropriate than entertainment there should be a "superstitious nonsense" category
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Clive say: Because it's not a science. It doesn't rely on any facts. And when its predictions are tested, it always fails. Entertainment is where it best fits.
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Roger K say: It ain't science.
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Raymond say: Because it fails any and all scientific tests to make it a valid tool for what it pretends to do.
You could argue that it should be in "Religion" or mythology or somewhere else than entertainment, but it certainly fails to fit in the science section.
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An example of a scientific test (actually tried):
One set of envelopes contains 12 predictions for a given day, for each "sign", and are given to a sample group (let's say, 5 each) of people from each appropriate sign.
One set of envelopes contains 12 predictions for a given day, but the signs were changed at random (for exaple, the prediction made for Pisces, is marked Taurus). They are given to another sample group of people.
Then you compare the results (how close was your day to what the envelope predicted?) and see if one group was better than the other.
If astrology did work, you would expect the first group to have (at least most of the time) better results than the second group.
They don't.
Many different tests were done, over and over again.
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Ronald 7 say: Astrology is not a science, it is a joke,
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VITTORIO say: Hmm! Science? Which witch doctors have you spoken with?
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Brigalow Bloke say: Because astrology is a fraud for money.
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