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Old 08-04-2005, 01:36 AM
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Default Re: Are all Astrology devotees Evil

There are a lot of people who don't care about the logic of astrology and use it as a tool for self discovery. It gives them a mechanism to assist their exploration of personal qualities. The I Ching works similiarly. That the mechanism is something other than empirical science is not relevant to its usefulness for them. What is relevant is that they find the mechanism fascinating to use and that it is one shared by others. Astrology is +EV for these people.

However, if taken to superstitous controlling extremes it can be very -EV and fit common definitions of being Evil.

It's a little like asking if the drug morphine is good or evil. It depends on how it's used.

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