Is there any relation between Astronomy & Astrology?
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The only relation is that they both use astronomical data. Astrology interprets this data to be related to social concerns. Astronomy is more concerned with empirical theories.
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A big flaw of astrology is that astrology seems to be biased against itself. It does not consider age differences, education, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or economic stature important. Nor family upbringing. Don't social issues like single parenting or divorce matter?\nBut basing compatibility just because of birthday, time and location of birth is a bigotry as well. Nobody has control when or where they are born.\nIf you can apply this to relationship compatibility between two unrelated people, can you be bias toward your family as well?
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What does this question have to do with "Astronomy & Space"?
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You're talking astrology, which, while it's fun to talk about and read about, has no basis in reality.  There is, of course, one star that really does affect the lives and behaviors of every creature on this planet.  That is, of course, the sun.  It IS a star, yo!  Thing is, it's the only one close enough to have any effect on us other than looking pretty from that lovers' lane vantage point;-)\n\nThe premise with astrology is that the planets, more than the stars, have a measureable effect on us, especially when "aligned", that is, more or less lined up in a row with Earth.  Well, even there the distances are too great.  The only thing they gots that might affect Earth is their gravity, and it simply ain't strong enough.  \n\nKinda boring, isn't it?  But jus think: if stars and planets COULD actually have an effect on us, that effect - or those effects - could just as well be deletorious.  Suppose a big planet wandered in from outer space and passed close enough to us that its gravity did have an effect:  that effect is quite likely to either throw Earth out of orbit and off into space, or make it spiral into the sun.  Yow!  Hotfoot!  Hey, let's be happy they DON'T have an effect!
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Astrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, "star" + λόγος, logos, "word") is any of several traditions or systems in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing knowledge about reality and human existence on earth. All traditions are based on the relative positions and movements of various real and construed celestial bodies as seen at the time and place of the birth or other event being studied. These are chiefly the Sun, Moon, planets, Ascendant & Midheaven axes, and the lunar nodes. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer, or sometimes an astrologist. Astromancy, divination by the stars, is a slightly archaic synonym for astrology (likewise for astromancer and the rather rarely used astromancist).\n\nMany of those who practice astrology believe the positions of certain celestial bodies either influence or correlate with people's personality traits, important events in their lives, and even physical characteristics.\n\nAstrology is not considered to be a science, but is more appropriately an art, and is separate from astronomy, the scientific study of outer space. The calculations performed in astrology involve arithmetic and simple geometry and serve to locate the apparent location of heavenly bodies on desired dates and times based on tables constructed by astronomers. There have been astrologers who claim to try to put astrology on a sound scientific basis, but for most it is an art that merges calculations with their own intuitive perceptions. For most astrologers the purported relationship between the celestial bodies and events on earth need not be causal, nor even scientific.\n\nThe generally established opinion of the scientific community is that astrology is superstition, with no actual predictive ability.\n\nThe core principles of astrology reflect a general principle, which was accepted in some parts of the ancient world, that events in the heavens should have analogies on Earth. In some places, such as ancient China and Babylon, the apparently untoward movement of a comet across the otherwise orderly movement of the heavens was taken as a portent of disaster. Such ancient beliefs are epitomized in the Hermetic maxim: As Above, So Below. The famous astronomer/astrologer Tycho Brahe also used a similar phrase to justify his studies in astrology: Suspiciendo despicio — "By looking up I see downward."
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Astrology was first created with the basis that the planets and sun revolve around the earth.  Science has proven that that is not true.  Astrology still holds to that format.\nWhy would anyone believe, that the alignment of the stars, now proven to be incorrect over the years, will prove your daily destiny? \nWhy bother...
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Actually, astrology is no longer considered a science, so scientists as such would not have a lot to say about the mystical significance of planetary conjunctions.\nAstronomy (the scientific study of the universe and space) is quite separate and distinct from astrology.
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Solstices are determined by the relationship of the earth to the sun, so yes.
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hehe it seems as if ive answered this question a dozen times .. \n\nAstronomy is Somewhat different then Astrology, for example, both the moon and sun are seen as planets in Astrology, also Astrologers have tracked the effects of some asteroids aswell.\n\nso the loss of pluto as a planet has no significance on Astrology. its still in space revolving around the sun and its effects are still tracked.\n\nalso Scorpios ruling planets are mars and pluto. Mars used to be the only ruling planet of scorpio intill the discovery of pluto, which is rather recent in the practice of astrology. so currently there are  3 signs that are co ruled by two planets\n\nScorpio - Mars and Pluto\nPisces - Neptune and Jupiter\nAquarius - Uranus and Saturn
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Actually-\nbecause every living thing is made of atoms (science)\nand every atom is affected gravitationaly by the motion and position of the moon, planets, sun etc. (science)\nthere is more science involved in astrology than you might think.\nExample:\nStart with two people.\nLets say that you (the atomic system that makes you) was concieved or developed in utero when the sun was closest to the earth.\nAnd I was concieved or developed in utero when the Sun was farthest from the earth.\nHear me out.\nYou will be more physically in your element, or operating at optimum performence, so to speak, when the sun is closer than when it is farther away.\nI will be the opposite, I will feel at my optimum best when the sun is farther away.\nThis is basically the same reason that people will feel slightly heavier (not visibly noticable, but still felt) when the sun and moon are somewhat aligned and you are on the side of the earth opposite the sun. This is because the gravitaional forces of the sun and moon combine (attempting to pull you through the earth) with the earths to pull resulting in a gteater force downward towards the earths surface.\n\nOne of the biggest misconceptions is that astrology is not related to science. \n\nI am not an astrologer, nor do I advocate astrology, in fact, most astrologers have not made this connection yet, but I do see the science in planetary location as it relates to atomic systems.\n\nFood for thought.
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I can't say if I believe in astrology or not, but sometimes it can be accurate.  \n\nDepending on where you look, astrology is based off of the locations of the stars and planets at the time of your birth.  \n\nThere is still a difference since some people use astrology for their own financial gain, sometimes these 'predictions' can be very far from the truth.  I don't always believe what astrology tells me.
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http://www.astrology.com
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Jesus studied/knew astronomy with the elders in the temple. He would tell them things they themselves didn't know about the heavens, which is one reason they were both astounded and angered by him.\n\n  The difference is astronomy is the study of stars and the plots of planets and black holes, etc. It's scientific. Astrology is the belief that the stars and planet's alignment and movement affects our lives and rules it. Since according to Jesus's and God's teachings, God rules us all, the idea of astrology is considered tabboo by Christians and would be highly contradictory if Jesus was "learning" it.
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Well the simple fact is that astrology stuff is bull ****. My wife and I are total opposites but still manage to be married. I think if you two really like eachother and really choose to love one another you'll be all right.
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Well, I guess that depends on whether you believe that God created man, or man created God.\n\nGod is an intity, or diety. Many people think of God as the creator of all things.\n\nAstrology is a study of a subject done by man, man was created by God, so therefore anything that man studies came after God.\n\nThen again, if man created God (as opposed to gods) then astrology came before God, depending on which God you mean.
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First of all, this category is for astronomy, not astrology.\n\nAstronomy is science, astrology isn't science, basically.
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I am a big fan of Cecil Adams, and he responded the following to someone asking if there's anything to astrology:\n\nParaphrased from the link provided in sources:\n\n"The usual objections to astrology boil down to: how the hell could it possibly work? After all, the stars are unthinkably distant, and the planets, an essential part of astrology, revolve around the sun, not the earth. Besides, what's so magical about the time of your birth--wouldn't it make more sense if your personality were determined by the time of your conception? On top of everything else, astrologists don't even agree on how to do charts--check out the difference between tropical and sidereal zodiacs sometime.\n\nBut this is not what astrology buffs want to hear. To them it doesn't matter that there's no plausible basis for astrology; they claim it just "works." By this they mean a skilled astrologer can give you genuine insights into your personality. In this they're undoubtedly correct--but the credit goes not to astrology per se but to the practitioner.\n\nMany experienced astrologers are pretty fair amateur shrinks. In the course of a one or two hour consultation they can usually get a good fix on your problems. Back this up with a lot of BS about Mars conjunct Uranus and the effect is convincing--and what the heck, it may even do you some good.\n\nBut to say astrology can be helpful doesn't mean it has any objective validity. Studies have shown that (1) astrologers trying to deduce someone's personality from his chart do no better than chance; (2) astrologers studying the same chart come to opposite conclusions as often as not; (3) the birth dates of people with occupations linked to certain signs (e.g., politicians, scientists, soldiers) are in fact randomly distributed throughout the zodiac; and (4) couples with "incompatible" signs get married and divorced at the same rate as compatible couples.\n\nThe fact is, people who want to believe in astrology will convince themselves it works no matter what. In one study of 22 astrology buffs, half were presented with their real horoscopes and half were presented with fake charts saying the exact opposite. Both groups said their horoscopes were 96 to 97 percent accurate."