Horoscopes? Hogwash

People who depend on astrology to plan their day have stars in their eyes. By Jim Kundreskas

Date published: 7/16/2005

A STRONOMY IS REAL science and so, can be argued, are aerospace engineering and aeronautics, but astrology is pure and simple tripe and twaddle.

Go ahead, sharpen your pencils now to write your letters of challenge; I unwaveringly stand my ground that every single aspect of astrology and all those daily horoscopes in so many newspapers across this land are nothing more than utter nonsense.

Why do you think they're so often printed near the comics?

One of my best friends recently had a horrible day with regard to her job. It was so very awful that it would easily rank in her top five most terrible days at work. Here's her horoscope from two different newspapers for that very day: "Pay your own way. People are in a generous mood tonight but even so, chip in on expenses" and "You're used to breaking new ground, but today's the day to let others do it for you. Good leaders learn when to delegate."

Uh-huh. What in the world do those two examples of ridiculous information have to do with my friend pondering whether to quit her current profession? Right now, that's a really important question for her. Even if the horoscope on that day did have something in it that was job-related, it would be only pure coincidence.

As I understand it, the "science" of astrology is based upon the fact that heavenly bodies such as our sun, moon and some nearby planets out there exert a kind of force upon our bodies, and the exact nature of that energy is critically dependent upon precisely when we were born.

Right. Millions of people who started their lives within the Gemini dates are pretty much all alike?

That's crazy.

Astrologers point out the fact that the sun and moon do wield some influence every day over our oceans here on Earth, in the form of tides.

That's not disputed.

However, they then carry their belief a little further by insisting that since the human body is mostly water, those same forces must affect us, too.

That's like saying that if you eat a pizza you become Italian, or being born under Leo makes you lionhearted and courageous.

I don't think so.

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Date published: 7/16/2005