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08-03-2005, 09:47 PM
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..math,physics,astronomy,astrology..
[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]..many of the top physics programs are actually physics/astronomy...
in fact many early mathematicians were astronomers and devised formula to explain celestial movements and periodicity.... astrology predates astronomy; and has foolishness associated with it, but it also is an attempt to study cycles, and understand how these cycles effect life on this planet... clearly, there are over 100 serious academic programs concerned with understanding cycles in nature; and many serious scientific people feel that this is a worthwhile pursuit... we know sunspots occur and have significant effect on life on this planet....that is a fact... it seems very likely to me that the position of stars, planets, our sun, and other factors could be controlling life on planet earth in a way that will be explained logically and coherently in the near future... so i say: studying the motion of celestial bodies and correlating with events on earth very likely has true scientific basis...you could even read the book: :the electronic man"..; but hey; how could you be so arrogant then gl it's obvious, to the point of being intuitively evident, that studying celestial movements and correlating with potential results such as plant growth; animal reproductive rates, human aggressive patterns, and many other subjects could be significantly influenced by radiation received on this planet... q.e.d. jmho gl [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] 
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08-04-2005, 05:04 AM
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Re: ..math,physics,astronomy,astrology..
scalf --
"it's obvious, to the point of being intuitively evident," I would have said, it's intuitively evident to the point of being obvious. But that's just me. PairTheBoard
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08-04-2005, 05:59 AM
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Re: ..math,physics,astronomy,astrology..
There is absolutely no dispute that studying celestial bodies that have a gross measurable effect on this planet is useful (indeed necessary). The two most influential of these are the Moon and the Sun.
In a sense the more distant, but still local, celestial bodies - specifically the other planets in our solar system, local comets and asteroids - too have an effect (primarily gravitational) and so studying their interaction with our planet is useful. However, despite the fact that we receive energy in certain forms - specifically em radiation - from the more distant celestial bodies such as the other stars in our galaxy and other galaxies, the sum total of this energy is completely swamped by the local energy - terrestrial and intra-solar system. So, expecting gross detectable effects on the patterns of life on our planet from such distant sources is optimistic to the point of being delusional. The only real effect these bodies have on us is psychological - in that they expand our view and understanding of the universe. But this is not regular, and has nothing to do with the fanciful patterns that modern astrologers claim to divine. Believing the ludicrous claims of modern astrologers to be able to divine the subtle daily patterns of life and predict the future macro-events of individuals by virtue of the date and time of their birth is tantamount to wilful self-endangerment. If there are patterns to be found in the behaviour and social make-up of humans these patterns result, in part, from the seasonal changes of our planet because of its interactions primarily with the Sun and the Moon. Such patterns would necessarily be different for people living in different parts of the globe, who experience grossly different seasonal effects. We are already beginning to understand such things - for example SAD is a much studied phenomenon.
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