compl3x Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Almost nobody was born under the sign they think they are, as the astrological calendar has failed to be updated as our position in relation to the stars has changed. The constellations have drifted out by a whole month, it was revealed on the BBC's Stargazing Live. Since the zodiac was created more than 2000 years ago, the wobbling effect of the Earth caused by the moon and the sun has meant that the stars that are above us have shifted. If, for example, someone was born towards the end of January, they might think they were born under Aquarius. But in fact they'd have been born under Capricorn, Dr Radmilla Topalovic, an astronomer from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich pointed out on the programme. When the zodiac was devised by the ancient Greeks, people were assigned star signs based on the constellation that was behind the sun at that time. But the constellations are now out by about a month. The wobbling process is called precession - it has been likened to the Earth behaving like a spinning top - and takes about 26,000 years to happen. That means that 86 per cent of people are now living under the wrong sign, according to the BBC. Stargazing Live created an interactive graphic that allows people to work out what their star sign really is. The programme also points out that there is a 13th star sign, describing a lesser-known one called Ophiuchus. It is thought that ancient astrologers perhaps left out the sign so that the 360-degree path of the sun could be divided into 12 neat parts, each of 30 degrees. But the constellation, known as the serpent bearer, actually passes behind the sun between November 30 and December 18 - so while some people might have their star sign wrong, some people might be an entirely new one altogether. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11422474 If you want to find out your 'real' sign, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 What difference does it make? DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I was a Virgo under the old system and a... Virgo under the new system. Meh. +Matthew S. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 is there any significant scientific meaning about your astrology sign? This 'astrology' is one of oldest surviving superstitions. I wonder if humans could colonize Mars in next several decades, will they creates another sets of this astrology based on relative mars's position in solar system? menifred 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COKid Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Real World News? Uh, no. Real World bunk, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 What difference does it make? None. There is not one shred of credible evidence that astrological signs effect your life in any way at all. I wonder if humans could colonize Mars in next several decades, will they creates another sets of this astrology based on relative mars's position in solar system? I guess if you were born on Mars you'd get a different sign. By then, giant corps will run everything and you will be born under things like "Coca Cola", "McDonald's", "Starbucks", "Apple", "BP", "Wal-Mart", "Sinopec", etc. Real World News? Uh, no. Real World bunk, perhaps. This can be moved. I never really pay attention to the difference between this forum and the other one. Frankly, I don't understand why there are 2 different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted March 28, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted March 28, 2015 Does this mean that people will stop saying that I'm Aquarius all the time, and finally get it right and say that I'm Pisces? (Feb. 19th?) Not that I put much stock in astrology as it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 None. There is not one shred of credible evidence that astrological signs effect your life in any way at all. Oh it was a rhetorical question, compl3x. I've not believed in this. timster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted March 28, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted March 28, 2015 Just for fun....wow it changed from Sagittarius. What sign is this Snake Charmer? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I was a Virgo under the old system and a... Virgo under the new system. Meh. So after 2000 years you are still... a Virgin? :uberhump: astropheed, Ghostdraconi and +E.Worm Jimmy 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 This is relevant TPreston and Nick H. 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sszecret Veteran Posted March 28, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2015 I don't really care about any of this. For what it's worth, I was Aries under the old system, and I'm still Aries under the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Oh it was a rhetorical question, compl3x. I've not believed in this. Sorry. It's not always easy to tell online Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So, I've gone from a Sagittarius to a Scorpio,,, That's no fair! I wanna be a saggy hairy arse!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So after 2000 years you are still... a Virgin? :uberhump: No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe84 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Apparently I'm not a Gemini but a Taurus, not that it makes much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted March 28, 2015 Member Share Posted March 28, 2015 So, I've gone from a Sagittarius to a Scorpio,,, That's no fair! I wanna be a saggy hairy arse!! See below... No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 We can all have a lol, and a worthy lol at that, but when you consider more people know their star sign than their blood type, it's a little less funny. Astrology is a multi-million dollar industry which offers nonsensical advice to millions of believers about their life. OK, no one is being asked to strap explosives to their chest & kill infidels on the 800 down-town bus, but people make serious life decisions based on this nonsense. If we can't dismiss what seems to be obvious BS, one wonders what hope we have to deal with more serious nonsense. /rant eddman and DConnell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted March 28, 2015 MVC Share Posted March 28, 2015 I guess I'll have to switch that generic block of Horoscope text that applies to everyone I've been reading to the one next to it. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalel83 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I love how this is supposed to be some system with real importance, but the people who made it where like "we have 13 constellations but that doesn't look nice, lets forget about that one and just not tell people:.... Like wtf? Makes me think during the days these were first used/were originally part of society they had a totally different relevance and after the society died others found the information, took some drugs and decided to make things up. Sszecret 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas the Tank Engine Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 This 'astrology' is one of oldest surviving superstitions. So is 'religion'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 So is 'religion'! Astrology comes from old religions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddman Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 IMO, it's better to keep off of people who actually believe in astrology and have made it a part of their lives. When you meet such a person, at least in my experience here, usually the first thing they ask you after they've become a bit comfortable with you, is what star sign you are and if you tell, they'll immediately adjust their behavior towards you no matter if it's appropriate or not. They've already decided in their minds what kind of a person you are even if none of it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-scratch Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 i'm a Sagittarius dec 21st & i'm not changing my tat on my hand because some stupid @#$% source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Astrology comes from old religions.The astrological signs align with seasonal variations. Season of birth has been associated with many psychological and physiological traits, possibly related to changes in the mothers biochemistry during pregnancy due to changes in light level/day length, available nutrition, etc. Hippocrates documented this relationship in the 5th century BCE. It could be that early astrologers noticed these seasonal associations and assigned constellations as convenient predictors. They got the causes wrong, but a calendar is a calendar. From the journal NeuroImage, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811913011038 March 2014, Vol.88:61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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