34 Is Astrology A Science

So long as regular science expands what it can explain astrology will occupy a smaller and smaller realm until it finally disappears. Had it been a science astrology would have easily passed these tests but the fact that it hasnt definitely has something to say.

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They are self defeating because they define the realm of astrology in narrow terms astrology describes whatever regular science cannot and only that much.

Is astrology a science. Its different from science on its methodology of arriving at conclusions. Laypersons seldom possess a comprehensive mastery of the subject matter but astrology is as well supported in science as law or medicine despite the laypersons often outrageous characterizations of science law or medicine. Astrology is one of them.

Astrology is not a science because. In the few cases where astrology has been used to generate testable expectations and the results were examined in a careful study the evidence did not support the validity of astrological ideas. Astrology is like medicine or law.

Astrology does not yield objective truth. Our own historical development is not that of a science. 2 this experience is common in science scientists often test ideas that turn out to be wrong.

Astrological principlescalculationsmethods of making predictions are absolutely empirical based on observations and past experiencesnot derived from theoretical assumptions. Rather in kuhns eyes astrology is not science because it was always more akin to medieval medicine. In line with previous studies women are more likely than men to think astrology is scientific regardless of their level of education and knowledge about science.

Hindu astrology is a perfect science. However one of the hallmarks of science is that ideas are modified when warranted by the evidence. 8 and so they had no puzzles to solve and therefore no science to practise.

The difference between science and pseudoscience is the difference between objective reality and subjective impressions. Astrology has been subjected to numerous scientific tests time and again and every single time the results have been disastrous. They followed a sequence of rules and guidelines for a seemingly necessary field with known shortcomings but they did no research because the fields are not amenable to research.

It replaces exploration and discovery with mysticism and magic. Pseudoscience misrepresents real scientific discovery and contributes to anti intellectual attitudes. Its conclusions are context dependent inconsistent from one context to the next and not verifiable by research demanding consensus and replicability.

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