A new challenge for astrology

What I would find amusing is if there really turn out to be 53+ planets, as some are saying there must be based on the proposed definition and what's known about Kupier Belt objects. If astrologers incorporate the three new planets without realizing what they're getting into, they'll eventually find themselves in over their heads as the number of planets becomes ridiculous.

If the new definition passes, astrologers would be smart to ignore it and keep doing what they've been doing, since it makes as much sense as anything (none). But, I'm not sure how smart astrologers are.
 
Why would astrologers bother incorporating any new astronomical findings? When was the last time they updated astrology be in accord with science?
 
gdtbiker said:
Why would astrologers bother incorporating any new astronomical findings? When was the last time they updated astrology be in accord with science?
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Uh, oh,.. I take it all back :confused:
I found this talking about the new possible planets.
Right now I have requested information on preliminary ephemeris data for these bodies, so we can find out where they are residing in the zodiac and figure out their placements at key times in history and the future. That information will be presented on our website when it is made available.

The naming of these celestial bodies is also crucial as names carry enormous power – usually connecting back to mythological gods, goddesses or significant entities with fascinating life stories and archetypal energies. This process also takes time and I will stay on top of that situation as well.
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The naming of these celestial bodies is also crucial as names carry enormous power – usually connecting back to mythological gods, goddesses or significant entities with fascinating life stories and archetypal energies. This process also takes time and I will stay on top of that situation as well.
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This could be particularly frightening to believers. Doesn't it imply that astrologers will go back through a long history and rewrite the effects of their forecasts with something like "Ooops, sorry, we didn't know about UB313 (Xena) way back then, so we are rewriting all your past astrological forecasts to include upadated information, in case you noticed that there some little thing missing all this time."
 
Huntsman said:
You know, the astronomers should get together on the names, just to mess with the heads of astrologers.

If names have such power, call them things like "Mickey", "Turtle Soup", "Fluffy", etc.

:D
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Ha Haaaaaa! I LIKE it!
How about something like "Randi", "JREF", "Zodiac Killer", "DeBunkem"?
 
Funny how those oh-so-important names are culture-specific. Gee, that explains so much!


Erm, wait -- no, it doesn't...
 
NobbyNobbs said:
It doesn't seem to be bothering them too much.
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For Christine Haas, "we can even function without Uranus, Neptune and Pluto" -- the three most recent discoveries in the solar system.

Fundamentally, she said, "astrology is not a science but an art of interpretation"

"I may be an astrologer but I don't believe in the influence of the planets," she said, explaining that she "uses planets like a little mirror, to reflect an individual's subjectivity."
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:D
 
Huntsman said:
Well, of course they won't have any trouble incorporating this new data!

Don't you see, this finally explains why the charts seemed to be wrong so often!

:rolleyes:
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Had astrology been scientific, they might have predicted the existence of yet unknown planets based on the inaccuracies.
 
Of course they are blind to their inaccuracies, so this was never going to happen.
 
Loopus said:
But, I'm not sure how smart astrologers are.
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Before his sudden death (which he didn't forsee!), Patrick Cainer earned over 2 million sterling (approx $3.2 million) a year from his various books, premium rate phone lines, and books from the gullible. I'd say that was plenty smart. It certainly shows business acumen. There's nothing to say he actually believed the tripe he peddled.
 
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