This is why pseudoscience at all levels is dangerous to a modern society. Including “harmless” shit like astrology. It encourages magical thinking and the disregard of science in favor of belief in something that “feels right.”
Take that to its logical conclusion, and people die.
I pointed at that for the exact reason you think: because people believe it’s harmless.
What it does is erode the critical thinking abilities of a population. If you can believe that giant balls of gas millions of light years away that aren’t even close to one another but only appear to form shapes when viewed from one specific angle, can have an affect on events on this planet, then you can be convinced of literally anything.
It’s no different than religion. It’s magical thinking, and as we have seen, it breaks people’s brains.
Read “The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan for a much better explanation of my position. This book should be required reading by every adult imo.
The current Democratic party, as opposed to the one from, say, the 80’s.
The current leadership of the Democratic party are, and have been for several years, not an effective foil to the far right; they’ve been failing. Since Reagan they’ve been letting Republican administrations stack courts, block progressive legislation, failing to block conservative legislation, and just been all-around failures.
Why are the courts stacked with conservative judges? Why do we have literal criminals sitting, unimpeached, on the Supreme Court? Why do we have a felon in the White House? Why did 10 Democrats just give Republicans the votes they needed to Push through a spending bill that cedes even more power to Trump? Why is the country riddled with Gerrymandered states ensuring Republican control even in states where they don’t hold a majority of votes? Why, in the past 4 elections where a Republican has won the Presidency, has only one won the popular vote? Why is no-one in Congress standing up for Palestine? Why is anti-vax so popular? Where. The fuck. Is. The Democratic leadership?
Ignorance is dangerous.
Another line of thought: this is severe negligence, leading to death. Throw this guy in jail for homicide.
This is why pseudoscience at all levels is dangerous to a modern society. Including “harmless” shit like astrology. It encourages magical thinking and the disregard of science in favor of belief in something that “feels right.”
Take that to its logical conclusion, and people die.
Astrology? Of all things, why point fingers at that? Give me one example on why it may lead to dangerous conclusions.
I pointed at that for the exact reason you think: because people believe it’s harmless.
What it does is erode the critical thinking abilities of a population. If you can believe that giant balls of gas millions of light years away that aren’t even close to one another but only appear to form shapes when viewed from one specific angle, can have an affect on events on this planet, then you can be convinced of literally anything.
It’s no different than religion. It’s magical thinking, and as we have seen, it breaks people’s brains.
Read “The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan for a much better explanation of my position. This book should be required reading by every adult imo.
I already addressed that issue on another reply and I manage to disagree and agree with your position.
They already did.
It leads to magical thinking.
That’s a generalization, not an example. What does that even mean or tries to mean?
Astrology also was used by Ronald Reagan, president of the United States, to help decide important issues.
I think that’s good proof it’s fucking dangerous.
This is the way. “Food has stuff in it we don’t trust, so I stopped feeding her.”
These people do, sincerely, need to be incarcerated.
It’s not going to happen, though, under this or even under any administration under the current Democratic party.
Pardon? Which Democrats are you referring to with respect to the story at hand? What made you bring them up?
You’re kind of bad at this.
The current Democratic party, as opposed to the one from, say, the 80’s.
The current leadership of the Democratic party are, and have been for several years, not an effective foil to the far right; they’ve been failing. Since Reagan they’ve been letting Republican administrations stack courts, block progressive legislation, failing to block conservative legislation, and just been all-around failures.
Why are the courts stacked with conservative judges? Why do we have literal criminals sitting, unimpeached, on the Supreme Court? Why do we have a felon in the White House? Why did 10 Democrats just give Republicans the votes they needed to Push through a spending bill that cedes even more power to Trump? Why is the country riddled with Gerrymandered states ensuring Republican control even in states where they don’t hold a majority of votes? Why, in the past 4 elections where a Republican has won the Presidency, has only one won the popular vote? Why is no-one in Congress standing up for Palestine? Why is anti-vax so popular? Where. The fuck. Is. The Democratic leadership?
Oh! An ad hominem attack. That’s… unsurprising.
Yeah… that wasn’t an ad hominem attack, just an observation.