Most practices in Astrology predate the discovery of Pluto so they shouldn't get too bent out of shape... except for the phonies... wait most of them are phoniesNanohedron wrote:I hear the collective scoff of the astrologers.
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I am not surprised that we would agree they are equivalent in the magnitude of their respective evils, but I suspect there would be less concord regarding what that magnitude might be. I also suspect there is a divergence of opinion as to the definition of at least one of those terms.Cranberry wrote:Would you believe that I agree completely?gonzo914 wrote:No more so than patent medicine, patriotism, and organized religion, or for that matter, any other form of buncombe designed to prey upon the unsuspecting and easily led. The differences between the astrologer, the priest, the patriot and the snake oil salesman are nothing more than their target demographics.Cranberry wrote: I am convinced that astrology is evil . . .
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
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And yellow fringe
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Amen... and I would add that evil is most often (though of course not always) in the heart and mind of the beholder ... not pointing at you, Cran, but at those who shout and point and jump up and down about the evils of (insert topic here) whilst doing nasty stuff to those around them. It's all in how you use it, I suppose.gonzo914 wrote:No more so than patent medicine, patriotism, and organized religion, or for that matter, any other form of buncombe designed to prey upon the unsuspecting and easily led. The differences between the astrologer, the priest, the patriot and the snake oil salesman are nothing more than their target demographics.Cranberry wrote: I am convinced that astrology is evil . . .
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fearfaoin wrote:Jupiter has the largest mass. It's not about size, it's about density.Cranberry wrote:What confuses me is that Jupiter is called the largest planet, but Saturn's rings stretch farther than Jupiter. I know they don't consider the rings, but I wonder why not.
hmm, so size really doesn't matter, but density does, eh?
Yup. And I've heard that you're really dense, Amar.amar wrote:fearfaoin wrote:Jupiter has the largest mass. It's not about size, it's about density.Cranberry wrote:What confuses me is that Jupiter is called the largest planet, but Saturn's rings stretch farther than Jupiter. I know they don't consider the rings, but I wonder why not.
hmm, so size really doesn't matter, but density does, eh?
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