Today’s distraction

Some astrology stuff came up in social media so I waded around in that for a bit. Apparently Virgo is just my sun sign. My moon sign is Sagittarius and my ascendant sign is Gemini.

In short, I can now give astrology a little more weight and the stars credit for a very good sense of humor. 🤣

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

I often wonder how astrology would work if people ever settle on Mars.

Mars has two moons.

One of the planets in the sky will be Earth.

And how in the world (!) would they talk about the influence of Mars?

(I posted about this a few years ago, and somebody responded that if there is any truth to astrology, everyone born on Mars will be a psychopath!)

ElwoodBlues · M

@DrWatson I once did the math for the gravitational effect of distant planets on my body vs the gravity of a large truck driving down the street 1000 feet away. The truck has more "influence" on me than Mars! And that's without taking into account the carbon particulates and nitrous oxides emitted by trucks but not planets!!

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BlueSkyKing · M

@DrWatson There only four known forces in the universe. Two are at the atomic scale, the others are gravity and electromagnetic. Which is behind astrology's effect? Also the sky is in constant motion. The constellations are off an entire sign compared to two millennia ago.

Ancient astrologers did painstaking work observing and recording positions. The "modern" astrologers are lazy and don’t observe anything.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@BlueSkyKing I hope you detected the good-natured humor in my comment.

BlueSkyKing · M

@DrWatson If we establish a colony on Mars, humanity will still embrace superstition.

JustNik · 51-55, F

@DrWatson I haven’t a single doubt those ideas would adapt faster than many of the more practical requirements. 😂

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues I know. It is also true that due to the precession of the earth around its axis, nowadays the sun is never actually "in" the constellation corresponding to the current zodiac sign. And sometimes, it is in a thirteenth constellation called Ophiuchus. (Astrologers are aware of this, and they say it does not matter since they do not refer to constellations, but to "Houses." I have never seen a clear definition of a house in this context, however.)