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From: trt@rti-sel.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Proof of astrology?
Message-ID: <1033@rti-sel.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 14-Aug-83 01:02:34 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 14 01:02:34 1983
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It would be odd if there were *no* influence due to time of birth.
Surely children born in winter would have slightly different
health problems from those born in the summer?
Surely those children just missing early entry to school
would be different from those just making it in?

Incredibly, there is no conclusive evidence that time of birth matters
at all!   Yet many believe twins are born under the sign of Gemini,
warmongers under the sign of Mars, and so on.
Surely such beliefs, shared by > 30% of the North American public,
would through social pressure be self-fulfilling?
No again!  Perhaps people do not take astrology seriously enough?

Someone on Usenet recently announced that an astronomy society
had an Astrology information packet.  I sent for it
and found it an interesting 2 hour read.
Everything from pulp to good articles to numerous references.
Send $2 and ask for 'Debunking Astrology' from
	Astronomical Society of the Pacific
	Information Packets Department
	1290 24th Avenue
	San Francisco, CA 94122
Tell 'em Usenet sent you
	Tom Truscott