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 (DIR) Post #AkudZ9q5By42Svlgsi by WGAvanDijk@mastodon.social
       2024-08-12T13:06:57Z
       
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       Does astrology work?  Ever since I learned to think for myself, my answer was, is, and will be: "hell no!".  See the little picture I added.  But a study went quite a bit deeper, and included the assistance and cooperation of many astrologers, including experienced ones.Interesting study that shows that astrologers' results cannot be distinguished from mere change, luck, coindicence.  Spoiler alert: the anser is "no".https://x.com/SpencrGreenberg/status/1822663687145972105
       
 (DIR) Post #AkudZCKztzyuDOFPLU by WGAvanDijk@mastodon.social
       2024-08-12T13:46:20Z
       
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       The link to the source, the study itself, and the results:https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/can-astrologers-use-astrological-charts-to-understand-people-s-character-and-lives-our-new-study-puAnd here's the challenge to the astrologists:https://programs.clearerthinking.org/astrology_challenge.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AkudZCTrN34QesOU9w by WGAvanDijk@mastodon.social
       2024-08-12T13:07:35Z
       
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       The thread on Twitter starts with this:"Does astrology work? We tested the ability of 152 astrologers to see if they could demonstrate genuine astrological skill.Here is how the study was designed and what we found (including a result that really surprised me):..."