Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I believe in astrology as much as I do in genetics.
The way that I see astrology is as a repository of thought and psychology. A system we've created as a culture as way to make things mean things.
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.
Astrology had an important role in the ancient world. You can't understand many things unless you know something about astrology - the plays of Shakespeare and so on.
Every newspaper feels it must have an astrology column, and even in the Carleton University bookstore this morning, I found books on astrology for sale.
We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.
To the medical man, astrology is invaluable in diagnosing diseases and prescribing a remedy, for it reveals the hidden cause of all ailments.
We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it as a piece of harmless fun.