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  • You did say astrology could be true:

    but like I said I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to have some actual correspondence to some unknown tangible cause unrelated to the stars

    But really you just fell for the Barnum effect.

  • Yet every time astrology is tested it has failed.

    Evolution is basically a scientific certainty at this point because every single test has shown it to be true, and no one has every been able to disprove it. We don;t understand every single nuance and mechanism of evolution, but the fact evolution is occurring and has occurred in the past is a certainty.

    Gravity is a certainty at this point. Again we don't fully understand the exact causes of gravity, but the fact it exists is certain.

    And every test to try and show any validity to astrology has failed, astrology is nothing but a scam.

  • Man, you do not understand science.

    I'm a research chemist, and have been in the sciences for the last 15 years.

    And science can test the hypothesis that astrology is accurate in various ways, and has shown time and time again that astrology is no better than random chance in its accuracy.

    People have been trying to prove evolution is wrong since it was first posited, yet all evidence just further demonstrates it is the correct explanation for life.

    Models aren't wrong by definition. Incomplete perhaps, but if a theory is able to accurately predict the world around us then it is still a good theory. Our theory of gravity can let us calculate the exact position of stellar bodies for millennia ahead, and has been consistently shown to be accurate.

  • Not OP, but attend undergrad. When I was in undergrad I specialized in chemistry, but I still needed to take breadth requirement courses in humanities and social sciences. So I did papers in chemistry, physics, statistics, political theory, ancient Greek history, and English throughout my undergrad.

  • The electors only exist because it made it possible to hold a vote across a large nation in a time when horses were the fastest mode of communication. And each elector was supposed to carry the results of the same number of voters.

    But the country has grown, with some states growing in population much faster than others. Yet the number of electors remains unchanged. Not to mention electors are now completely unnecessary as we have fast and reliable communication methods.

  • No, that's all astrology is. Whenever it's been put to the test it has been found to have no supernatural or real predictive power. Just vague statements, and reader bias.

  • Nope, because you fail to understand how Israel denying the movement of aid into Gaza would be a bad look for them.

    And Netanyahu is still a piece of shit who needs to be removed form power, but not for allowing aid into Gaza.

  • The president isn't voted on as part of the representatives, the office of the president is a separate vote and is supposed to be a direct vote. But the number of electors for each state has not kept up with each state's population, which has fucked up the power of presidential votes.

  • Nope, astrologers are masters at making vague answers sound specific. But they are still vague and interpretable in multiple ways, even in your proper chart.

  • Now before you continue your mental circlejerk

    Pot, meet kettle.

    Money is considered aid, always has been.

  • Astrology is only accurate in that everything it says is vague and easily interpretable in multiple ways.

    A teacher did an experiment where he handed his class custom astrology reports based on their birthdate, and asked them to rate how well they fit each of them. Everyone gave it a high rating, and said it was very accurate. He had them pass the paper to a different student, and everyone laughed because everyone got the exact same astrology report.

  • And some people's vote for president is worth more than others.

  • And now you have an even worse humanitarian crisis, and a pissed off international community because you've denied aid to Gaza. Congrats, you're a terrible world leader.

  • But unlike sending food, it is non-perishable, and can allow a country to buy what it needs. Money is aid.

  • I've always gone 30-33 is early, 34-36 is mid, and 37-39 is late myself.

  • Money is aid. Money can buy food, and water, and whatever other supplies a state needs.

  • Given the thousands of rockets fired at Israel by Hamas from Gaza every year, the international community is understanding of a blockade being put in place.

    Denying the passage of aid across that blockade however would be seen as far worse.

    And the current air-strikes are a result of a large scale attack against Israel, so they are seen by many as justified. Though you can see most of the world now sees Israel as going too far. Thus proving that Israel can only get away with so much before their allies drop off.

  • And many women find being referred to as boi to be incredibly insulting. Especially if they are more androgynous, and it's often used as an insult against them.

    And when the model is specifically modelling for the women's section of a store, is is pretty safe to assume gender. It is highly unlikely someone would model for a gender they aren't.

  • Of course they lobbied not to sanction Qatar. Once again how would it look to the world if Israel worked to deny aid to Palestine?

    And I never said Netanyahu was a swell guy, he needs to be removed from power as well as Hamas.