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Post number 13992

tiny pea — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:55:28 -0800

An "enthusiastic amateur astrologer" lays out the case for teaching astrology, a "hard science", in the public schools. Judging from the article, he doesn't quite understand the difference between "astronomy" and "astrology".

By: whatnotever

whatnotever — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:14:54 -0800

Wait... hold on... I'm picking up something... I'm sensing... a pattern! This one really isn't very good, by the way.

By: Quixoticlife

Quixoticlife — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:21:00 -0800

Wow. Congratulations to the hosts of Adequacy for attracting and uniting the most tortured souls on the planet. "...It's time we turned our nation around. So, the next time your child is screaming incessantly, spank them hard and love them good." Glory to the underdog! Yeah!

By: phatboy

phatboy — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:38:26 -0800

Quixoticlife, that write up has to be a put on.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:54:01 -0800

You know this is a joke, right?

By: entropy

entropy — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 19:03:24 -0800

Adequacy is a troll haven, you do realize this, don't you?

By: AstroGuy

AstroGuy — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 19:10:57 -0800

Must be a troll, entropy. No amateur astronomer would ever refer to himself as an astrologer. --Astro(nomy)Guy

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 19:34:25 -0800

I don't care what the link had to say, I got a great tagline from the comments at the bottom. "Don't eat pencils or multiple dogs".

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 20:37:27 -0800

YHBT.

By: majick

majick — Fri, 18 Jan 2002 21:50:30 -0800

HAND.

By: greasepig

greasepig — Sat, 19 Jan 2002 00:20:22 -0800

Astro = star -ology = study Therefore, astrology is the study of stars. Onomotopaeia - words that sound like what they are, like buzzzzz, or baaaa. Therefore astronomy is the study of stars with names like they sound, like Betelgeuse or Yahoo Sirius. I hope that settles the argument.

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Sat, 19 Jan 2002 08:04:38 -0800

Maybe along with their moment of silence each morning the kids can work in a little tarot card reading. Later on, school run and student staffed psychic hot lines could be established with a portion of the proceeds supporting education. Of course conservatives would get in an uproar because astrology isn't specifically Christian oriented – so school boards would have to find a way to tip toe around that issue. And members from the left would want it to be taught along side other world superstitions – such as reading entrails and water dousing.