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From: GMS@psuvm.BITNET
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: astrological software
Message-ID: <1967GMS@psuvm>
Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 17:06:06 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 22 17:06:06 1985
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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.
     
I realize that in olden days the two disciplines were indistinguishible,
just as medicine and blood-letting were also indistinguishible, but surely
noone would suggest having both medical and blood-letting programs (are
there any?) on the same newsgroup.
     
Might I suggest instead that astrology software be posted to a newsgroup
named net.astro.superstition ?
     
Gerry Santoro
Penn State University
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