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[–] FlyingSquid 129 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've never believed in astrology, but we Scorpios are naturally skeptical.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're a Scorpio? No wonder I couldn't trust you. Sagittariuses and Scorpios are natural enemies. Like Sagittariuses and Cancers. Or Sagittariuses and other Sagittariuses. Dammit Sagittarius! You ruined astrology!!

[–] Saber_is_dead 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You Sagittariuses sure are a contentious people!

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Astrology is so stupid! That's why I only practice geomancy, the true divination art.

[–] rtxn 51 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Geomancy is just applied numerology.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And physics is just applied maths. I feel like the number lobby is trying to sell us more numbers.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

That's how we'll eventually run out of numbers. And then what? Sell some imaginary ones?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey kid, wanna buy a square root of minus one? It fucks you uppppp

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It really does

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think that's another name for earthbending

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I think it might be closer to applied Sacred Geometry.

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[–] BrotherL0v3 71 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I wonder what kind of person calls themselves a "world class expert" in astrology.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 months ago

Probably exactly the kind you'd expect.

[–] GabrielBell12fi 34 points 2 months ago

The stars of the profession?

[–] Buddahriffic 26 points 2 months ago

People you shouldn't trust.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You know, I'm something of a galaxy-class expert astrologist myself.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A woman predicted the exact date Biden would step down a few weeks before it happened. She claims to be a world class astrologist. People sort of viewed this as a wow moment. Completely ignoring the fact that it's been talked about that he might not re run if he won in 2020 (which I think was actually a misquote, but ultimately irrelevant for this discussion). There had been a lot of talk and push for him to step down, especially in the month or so prior to it happening. That someone sort of recognized all this but claimed the stars gave them the exact date is such an obvious Occam's razor moment lol but people really did believe she was a master level astrologer.

[–] bravesirrbn 7 points 2 months ago

Survivorship bias? Hundreds of other "astrologists" probably tried predicting it too but guessed wrong

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[–] ryry1985 68 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 18 points 2 months ago

Thank you very much. This sort of thing needs to be sourced.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Your allowed to say "fucked" on the internet

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (4 children)

"B******" however is strictly forbidden.

[–] GabrielBell12fi 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Bananas?

Boufles

Boredom?

Bonking?

Between?

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[–] TrickDacy 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does "fucked off" mean "pissed off" in some vernacular? Not sure I've seen/heard that before.

[–] party_planet 24 points 2 months ago (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I wonder if there is some benefit from the clients interpretation of the reading, even though the reading itself is nonsense. In the same way someone can flip a coin to help you make a decision, and you realise from your gut reaction what you actually wanted to do all along, but weren't consciously aware of

[–] tabris 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I used to work in a shop that could easily be described as "New Age" and it has a tarot reader there. Having looked at the history of tarot but being a complete sceptic, I asked for a reading one time to see for myself how they go.

Afterwards I asked her "it's a light therapy session, isn't it?" She responded "mostly."

That's pretty much what it is, cheap, basic therapy to help you sort through your thoughts, and shares some similarities with CBT. I'd still recommend therapy if you need it, but I don't mind people going to a tarot reader if that's what helps them. But I still think the mysticism side of it can be a problem for a variety of reasons.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, that's really all it is. It gets much more questionable and problematic when it's things like people claiming to channel dead loved ones.

[–] tabris 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, 100 percent. There's much healthier ways to deal with that kind of grief.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

yeah and don't forget the placebo effect

"today's gonna be a good day for you"

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (5 children)

So, yes, some people go too far into astrology and some people are actual grifters, but a lot of times, I think most of the time, people are just looking for a little fun. Yes, I know a tarot reading is bullshit, but it can be fun to do and it can be enlightening to see how I think it should be interpreted. Sort of like the idea of ink blotch tests, but that's not a great comparison.

[–] Ibaudia 17 points 2 months ago

I really hope this is true because I have met soooo many people in my personal life who seriously believe the position of the stars affects every little facet of your life.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Nah, you can't reason someone out of a belief they weren't reasoned into.

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[–] Xbeam 15 points 2 months ago

Here is a clip of James Randi doing the 'individualized' horoscopes for a room full of people. I think this is the experiment mentioned in the image.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp2Zqk8vHw&pp=ygUVamFtZXMgcmFuZGkgYXN0cm9sb2d5

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

They will interpret these results in the manner that seems best to them:-).

[–] barnaclebutt 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Obviously biased. Every astrologer is a world leading expert. That's just a true and correct fact. Where are the error bars? Why not use violin plots? Correct science is what will prove astrology correct. I know that because I'm a Leo. Seriously, astrology is important for weeding out tinder profiles.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Astrology can't define a person, but maybe astronomy can. Astronomers study space objects way more than astrologists. I bet they actually know how those objects affect our moods and shit.

[–] spittingimage 14 points 2 months ago

"A meteor hit your car. I predict this will have a negative impact on your work life this week."

[–] lgmjon64 8 points 2 months ago

You'd think they would have seen that coming

[–] Blue_Morpho 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, they all did 5 out of 12? That means you can make statistical predictions with astrology by selecting the opposite of what the astrologer predicts!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nobody did better than 5/12. And looking at the average, most didn't even come close to that.

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