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Quote by: ItsDarts  E, none of the above.
First Ptolemy invented the Zodiac based on 5 planets, not 8 (or 9) so not knowing there were more planets, how accurate could horoscopes be? Answer, not accurate at all, planets only line up with certains stars based on our particular perspective now. Every 23,000 years or so, the earths axis goes through whats called percession. Think of a toy Top slowing down and the Axis starts to wobble, this is what the earth does and it makes for huge changes on the planet. For one thing, the stars and constellations change in our view of the sky, secondly, Summer becomes winter in the northern hemisphere and vis versa for the southern.
Next, there is no point in calling ourselves gods with all our obvious flaws.
Any wish that comes true would have come true with or without the wish. Its called chance.
Shooting stars (Meteors) are not stars, they are tiny (relative to real stars) chunks of rock and/or ice left over from the creation of our own solar system.
As the video said, the poop vaults orbit our planet and do not leave our orbit until they enter our atmosphere. Any aliens stumbling across our planet would detect life long before they reached us. I say this based on any intelligent life capable of space travel would have instrumentation on board to dectect life on other planets. We currently have this capability and are using it this very moment in space.
Superstition isn't reality. |
How did I know I was gonna get a response like this? :rolleyes:
I don't need some technical explination or your history facts, this is why this is in the
Philosophy & Religion section, not
Science & Technology ~ This is a Philosophical Question to make you think about other things besides what's real and what's not... it's about concept.
Regardless if his horoscpoes are wrong because he only saw so many planets is irrelevent, as I am talking about falling/shooting stars and the general belief humans have about them now, not the finer details of how they came to be.... that was a loose reference to get an idea of where this topic was going.
Space Poop causing our distruction by aliens was a semi - joke choice.
• In other words, put yourself into the position that you actually do believe this fable of wishing on stars. Think like you were a child, or a superstitious person... put yourself into those shoes for a moment.
• Now take the above knowlege of what most falling/shooting stars are, and try and answer the above questions.
If you can't grasp your mind around thinking about something that isn't tangible or possible to prove, then you're in the wrong thread.