Comments on: Vedic Astrology: Michael Shermer vs Jeffrey Armstrong

By: kev3d

kev3d — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

I would further …
I would further like to see twins done. My Father and Uncle are twins, with very different personalities. True, Dad had 4 boys and my Uncle had 3, but my uncle is religious, divorced, remarried, a step father, has a terrible relationship with his kids, owns a boat, loves las vegas. My father is an atheist, a war veteran, married for 36 years, better familial relations (but not perfect of course) etc. Their personalities are vastly different despite their common birthday and place.

By: kev3d

kev3d — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

As for the other …
As for the other readings, some of the “wrongs” are REALLY wrong and many are just plain subjective. Who would say they were ugly? Of course everyone wants to think of themselves as handsome. Who thinks of themselves as selfish? LOTS of women love to dance. To me, the “right” answers were often very subjective or general. I want to see all the readings and listen to all the reactions.

By: kev3d

kev3d — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

Obviously you have …
Obviously you have never been to India, or were not paying attention. Half the men have mistresses yet paradoxically, girls are aborted at a much higher rate than male fetuses. Further,many fruit bearing plants HAVE female and male sexes, so they do have “mothers”, just not in the sense animals do. 3rd, India is a very poor, very dirty place where hinduism and vedic philosophy have encouraged an oppressive caste system which leaves entire populations as “untouchable”.

By: kev3d

kev3d — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

I was just thinking …
I was just thinking that myself. “Hmmm, within 3 years something major has happened, changed careers or family member died”. Well I a different star sign than the subject, in the last three years my Grandmother died and I changed careers. What adult between 20 and 45 doesn’t have a life-shift within 3 years? A divorce, a birth, a marriage, a death, a new house, a job change etc. its so easy to cold read, Its fun to watch someone like Derren Brown do it.

By: fireball897

fireball897 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

Any of the error …
Any of the error can be attributed to his own mistakes that any human would make. Astrology is a tough subject to master.

By: uberjim83

uberjim83 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

And you can’t find …
And you can’t find out about your past or future by looking at the stars. -Me

Which Buddha are you quoting? It sounds like he’s talking about causality. I’m talking about the testability of astrological claims.

By: sonsneezer

sonsneezer — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

As the saying goes …
As the saying goes “You can find out about your past birth by your present circumstances, and you can find out about your future life by your present actions” -LORD BUDDAH

By: uberjim83

uberjim83 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

No way, the fact …
No way, the fact that Barnum statements make people feel like the reading is about them is PROOF that Vedic astrology works!

By: uberjim83

uberjim83 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

They aren’t making …
They aren’t making statements about the afterlife, they’re making real, testable claims about the world in which we live.

By: carytodd

carytodd — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:06 +0000

Shermer is great to …
Shermer is great to watch and read. Everyone already knows that astrology is bs….