Zodiac

[chimp3]

I share a birthday with Tom Cruise. No one has ever compared me to him. I have been compared to Pee Wee Herman, a young Robert DeNiro, and C. Everett Koop. By different people , of course.

[Ben Davis]

I've noticed that many people's personalities are like their astrological signs describe them (myself included). Do you think this is true?
I personally don't think that it neceserally influences you, but it may, just may be factor.

Absolutely not. The descriptions are deliberately vague as to create a 'scattershot' of hits across sociocultural groups. Besides, people's personalities are not fixed, as would be the case if horoscope predictions were true. Astrologists exploit the sharpshooter fallacy for nefarious gain.

[Alex K]

Google Derren Brown Horoscope experiment

[Succubus]

Me? I'm the sign of grumpy, in the house of sceptic.

When everyone born on the 5th of July is knocked over by a bus, I'll take astrology seriously.

To add to what Alex K said:

The Forer effect

[ignoramus]

DA, you'll find many here are atheists because of their critical thinking skills first and foremost.
These same skills are also used to dismiss most/all other woo.

As young kids, my sisters and I would be in the lounge watching telly while mum (greek) had ladies over to get their future read.
The greeks used to drink their Turkish coffee (hot thick sump oil!) and turn it upside down and mum would deduce stuff from the lines the coffee made dripping down the cup.

We'd laugh because we'd hear grown women crying their head off from the kitchen when mum gave them the bad news.
Funny thing was mum would pretty much say a similar thing to nearly all women who came around.
In truth these women were sad bitter divorced ladies because their husbands screwed around behind their backs.
It seems to me that all mum did was continue to take advantage of their vulnerability and gullibility! (and would have had prior knowledge from gossiping with other ladies first)

But truthfully, mum was very uneducated and believed most woo herself.

[brewer]

I've noticed that many people's personalities are like their astrological signs describe them (myself included). Do you think this is true?
I personally don't think that it neceserally influences you, but it may, just may be factor.

Absolutely not. The descriptions are deliberately vague as to create a 'scattershot' of hits across sociocultural groups. Besides, people's personalities are not fixed, as would be the case if horoscope predictions were true. Astrologists exploit the sharpshooter fallacy for nefarious gain.

Your zodiac indicates that you may be skeptical and might require evidence for many things you encounter in your life. Watch out for signs if of inflexibility and dismissiveness in your personality. A tendency to eat babies can not be ruled out.

[ignoramus]

A tendency to eat babies can not be ruled out.

HAHA ....MH this photo was taken today (took the wife shopping at Mooney Ponds).
Why did my stupid brain read it as CHILDREN CHAR GRILLED? Is there something wrong with me? In my defence, I was hungry?

[brewer]

A tendency to eat babies can not be ruled out.

HAHA ....MH this photo was taken today (took the wife shopping at Mooney Ponds).
Why did my stupid brain read it as CHILDREN CHAR GRILLED? Is there something wrong with me? In my defence, I was hungry?

Isn't it obvious? Your destiny is entwined with the stars. No go, go and seal your doom. 

Um, does that say bulk billed? What the hell does that mean?

[JackRussell]

HAHA ....MH this photo was taken today (took the wife shopping at Mooney Ponds).
Why did my stupid brain read it as CHILDREN CHAR GRILLED? Is there something wrong with me? In my defence, I was hungry?

Isn't it obvious? Your destiny is entwined with the stars. No go, go and seal your doom. 

Um, does that say bulk billed? What the hell does that mean?

How many children could one possibly want to put a beak on?

[bennyboy]

Dafuq? Who took the "science" out of "life science" ?