Do you believe in astrology?

Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,848MI6 Agent
edited October 2017 in Off Topic Chat
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Well, as it's October yet again, I get into the mood for continuing my hugely successful 'Do you believe in...?' series.

This is most likely the last of these, so I hope we can make the most of it as a community.

This time we're looking at astrology.

Do you believe in astrology at all?


Personally I don't believe in it at all but I do have a friend who does and who claims the chart of, say, Adolf Hitler shows all of the ups and downs of his turbulent life. He's an intelligent man, but he is rather a lover of conspiracy theories, chief amongst them being the Hollow Earth Theory and Nazi UFOs flying into the centre of the Earth. I know...

Then you have 'Your Stars' in the newspapers and magazines that everyone from say a 98-year-old great-granny to a 15 year-old schoolboy reads and which gives them the same same readings that they can apply to their very different lives! Laughable really, but there you are.

I hope this proves to be an interesting discussion. My stars have foretold that it will be anyhow... ;)
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).

Comments

  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    NO ! It's all B*llocks !!!! . ( typical Aries, I know ) :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,340MI6 Agent
    No. Not at all.
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    No sorry, there is simply no tangible reason to believe that my when my father (Leo) was guided by the stars to my mother (Scorpio) who then created me by astrological design and my path is pre ordained by the random positions of the stars? Next you'll be telling me the earth is round :D
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • RemingtonRemington CAPosts: 239MI6 Agent
    I'm a Virgo. My personality matches it pretty well. I don't believe it though.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    https://youtu.be/4AyTbLqSBfI
    I'll let Penn and Teller point out the stupidity of some :))
    A few simple cold reading statements ......... is all that's needed.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    :))
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,906Chief of Staff
    No, I don't believe any of that. But I'm a Scorpio--we're skeptics.
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    All based around Batrum's law isn't it?

    In short, no. I have an open mind about many things and have experienced things I can't yet explain.

    But when money gets involved it's usually a load of bollocks.
    'Force feeding AJB humour and banter since 2009'
    Vive le droit à la libre expression! Je suis Charlie!
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,762Chief of Staff
    It’s all bunkum...another way for people to blame someone/something else for all their ills... 8-)
    YNWA 97
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    I used to believe in it when I was younger...or at least I tried to sound convincing when using astrology in pick-up lines :))
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    I used to believe in it when I was younger...or at least I tried to sound convincing when using astrology in pick-up lines :))
    How did that work out for you?

    Also, no. Not at all. I'm a libra, BTW.
    Having my birthday on the 15th, a day after Sir Roger's.
    a reasonable rate of return
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,848MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    I used to believe in it when I was younger...or at least I tried to sound convincing when using astrology in pick-up lines :))
    How did that work out for you?

    Also, no. Not at all. I'm a libra, BTW.
    Having my birthday on the 15th, a day after Sir Roger's.

    I'm a Libra too, and mine is on the 14th October, meaning I share it with Sir Roger. -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    My birthday is shared with John Barry.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    I used to believe in it when I was younger...or at least I tried to sound convincing when using astrology in pick-up lines :))
    How did that work out for you?

    Also, no. Not at all. I'm a libra, BTW.
    Having my birthday on the 15th, a day after Sir Roger's.

    I'm a Libra too, and mine is on the 14th October, meaning I share it with Sir Roger. -{
    Very, very cool.
    {[]
    a reasonable rate of return
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,848MI6 Agent
    How did that work out for you?

    Also, no. Not at all. I'm a libra, BTW.
    Having my birthday on the 15th, a day after Sir Roger's.

    I'm a Libra too, and mine is on the 14th October, meaning I share it with Sir Roger. -{
    Very, very cool.
    {[]

    I know! Also the new Q's is the same day as well. I'll be 33.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent

    I'm a Libra too, and mine is on the 14th October, meaning I share it with Sir Roger. -{
    Very, very cool.
    {[]

    I know! Also the new Q's is the same day as well. I'll be 33.
    "Close but no cigar."
    "Foolish sentiment?"
    "Life motto."
    a reasonable rate of return
  • Bond44Bond44 Vauxhall CrossPosts: 1,581MI6 Agent
    I used to think it was all crap, but over the last 6 months things have occurred as predicted. Not once, not twice but three times. Could be good fortune but it has certainly made me stop and think at the least.

    Cheers :007)
    My name is Bond, Basildon Bond - I have letters after my name!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I've got some magic beans, if you'd like to buy them ? ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    If it makes people feel better and it does no harm then whatever.
    I've always wanted to have Christmas in Turkey
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Like ripping off the parents of dead children, charging them thousands for
    This contact ? These mediums etc are all con men and scum ! Astrology
    Is B☆llocks and all helps these con artists by making out it's just fun.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    https://youtu.be/baOz601--b0
    I still believe in you :p
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    It's believable once you start looking into it. But then, a lot of stuff is, like conspiracy theories.

    The main problem is confirmation bias. That's when you know someone's sign, and then start to look for things that bear that out. And ignore the other stuff. A bit like a police force on a fishing expedition.

    I never got into horoscopes however, as it seemed so oddly vague. Whereas some descriptions of various starsigns are uncanny when you look at certain people.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
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