13 OCT 2013 by ideonexus
The Emergence of the Week Began the Scientific Mind
The making of our week was another forward step in man's mastery of the
world, in his reach toward science. The week was man's own cluster, not
dictated by the visible forces of nature, for the planetary influences were
invisible. By seeking astral regularities, by imagining that regularly recurring
forces at a distance, forces that could be judged only by their effects,
might govern the world, mankind was preparing a new arsenal of thought,
an escape from the prison of Again-and-Again. The p... 1 
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notesIt was the first time human beings established an artificial order to things, setting up cycles.
08 AUG 2013 by ideonexus
The Experiment that Disproved Astrology
A story told by this friend, Firminus, shook the young Augustine from his pagan faith. Firminus’ father, an earnest experimenter in astrology, always noted the positions of the stars and even “took care with the most exact diligence to know the birth of his very puppies.” Firminus’ father learned that one of his women-servants was to be delivered of a child at about the same time that Firminus’ mother was expecting. “Both were delivered at the same instant; so that both were const... 1 notes
notesTwo children born at the same time, one a master, the other a slave.
05 MAY 2012 by ideonexus
Tyson is an Educator
Thanks for all your candid comments on this wall regarding my short atheism-agnosticim clip on "Big Think". I found them illuminating for their breadth as well as their depth. I note a few other possibly unexpected things about me: Not only do I not embrace labels, you will never see me debating people on the subjects of UFOs, Religion, Alternative Health practices, Astrology, or Pseudoscience in general. My speeches at TAM 6 & 9 were given reluctantly (I don't normally attend). I don't s... 1 notes
notesNot associated with any "ism" because he finds people are much more open to your ideas when they know you aren't aligned with any agenda.
28 APR 2012 by ideonexus
Greed Mutates Science into Pseudoscience
Nature may be as selfishly studied as trade. Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology; psychology, mesmerism (with intent to show where aour spoons are gone); and anatomy and physiology become phrenology and palmistry. 1 notes
notesIt transmogrifies astronomy into astrology.
18 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Astronomy Killed Astrology
After a duration of a thousand years, the power of astrology broke down when, with Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, the progress of astronomy overthrew the false hypothesis upon which the entire structure rested, namely the geocentric system of the universe. The fact that the earth revolves in space intervened to upset the complicated play of planetary influences, and the silent stars, related to the unfathomable depths of the sky, no longer made their prophetic voices audible to mankind. Cel... 1 notes
notesBy disproving Astrology's concept of celestial mechanics.
03 JAN 2011 by ideonexus
Miracles Should be Investigated to Improve Upon Them
Now, it might be true that astrology is right. It might be true that if you go to the dentist on the day that Mars is at right angles to Venus, that it is better than if you go on a different day. It might be true that you can be cured by the miracle of Lourdes. But if it is true it ought to be investigated. Why? To improve it. If it is true then maybe we can find out if the stars do influence life; that we could make the system more powerful by investigating statistically, scientifically jud... 1 notes
notesIf there are miracles, then we should investigate them in order to figure out how to make them better, in order to figure out how to best take advantage of them.
