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From: rdp@teddy.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: astrological software
Message-ID: <987@teddy.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 13:28:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 23 13:28:44 1985
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Reply-To: rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce)
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In article <1967GMS@psuvm> GMS@psuvm.BITNET writes:
>Regarding the following:
>     
>>>I'm also in favor of astrological software appearing in net.astro.software,
>>>being a superset of that required for astronomy,and in days of old, the
>>>two sciences being indistinguishable.
>>>
>>>                                Sunny
>     
>I'll probably be flamed by the horoscope-watchers on the net, but I would
>vehemently object to having 'astrological' and astronomical software
>in the same newsgroup.
>     
>Might I suggest instead that astrology software be posted to a newsgroup
>named net.astro.superstition ?
>     
>Gerry Santoro
>Penn State University

As the person who originally suggested the exchange of astronomical software,
I must agree that only astronomical software, not that based on lore
or non-demonstrable pseudo-sciences (this not meant as an insult), is
appropriate for this news group. Sorry, astrology lovers, but astrology is
NOT a scientific discipline, as it does not stand up to the rigors of
the scientific method (hypothesis formulation, testing, verification).

Let's exchange astronomical software only, and those who are interested
in astrology should form an appropriate news group.

As an aside, I do happen to have an astrological ephemeris program written
in (I think) DEC-10 Fortran. I have never had the occasion to try it out.
If anybody REALLY wants it, send me mail and I'll see if I can arrange
to rid myself of it.... I mean get you a copy :-).

Dick Pierce