Critiques of Astrology
Mass Tragedies
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One of the things which astrology is supposed to be able to predict is a person's fate. What is in store for them in life: fame and fortune or despair and destitution? Fortunately, as with predictions about a person's character and personality traits, this is also something which can be empirically examined to determine just how accurate such predictions really are.
So, just how likely is it that all of the people who died on the Titanic, on the Hindenburg, or in the World Trade Center towers actually had the same fate, predictable by their horoscopes? How many horoscopes for the people on the Titanic read "don't take an upcoming trip"? How many horoscopes for the people working in the WTC towers said "don't go to work today"?
This unliklihood is why one of the challenges given in the book Astrology: True or False? A Scientific Evaluation by Roger B. Culver and Philip A. Ianna reads: Given the times, dates and places of birth of 60 people, at least 5 of whom have died in a common disaster, identify the 5 victims and the nature of the disaster.
After all, if an accurate chart created by an experienced astrologer can reveal the nature of a person's fate, that astrologer shouldn't have trouble identifying those five victims.
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