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Astrology is bullshit (hexbear.net)
submitted 20 hours ago by LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net
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goddamn am i tired of people thinking some manmade system can tell you shit about people or the world around you.

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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Provide literally any evidence a god or souls exist

You're pushing the issue back. Astrology isn't bullshit because you think it's reasonable for a god to create souls that way. But how do we know that god exists, and that he actually does create souls in this manner.

[–] Newsteinleo@midwest.social 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Astrology is predicated on the idea of higher powers existing. Astrology was created at a time when people thought the planet Jupiter was a literal god in the sky.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Astrology is predicated on the idea of higher powers existing.

That doesn't make it not bullshit. If anything that makes it sound more bullshit to me. If you're saying it's not bullshit, why? What reason do you have?

[–] Newsteinleo@midwest.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If Astrology = True Then Higher Power = True Therefore Lazy higher power would make astrology

In don't know how to make my position any simpler for you

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

If Astrology = True Then Higher Power = True

Okay. How do you know astrology is true?

Therefore Lazy higher power would make astrology

You have one premise and two conclusions. I'd argue a higher power existing should also be a premise and not a conclusion, given that it sounds like its necessary for astrology to work.

Thank you for clarifying, because when you say a lazy higher power could have used astrology it sounds like you are basing the reason for why you believe in astrology because you think there's a lazy higher power.