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Astrology, involves the forecasting of earthly and human events through the observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets.  (Read their star sign, the wrong one) Scientists label astrology as a pseudo-science. Pseudo means not real or fake. Therefore, scientists believe astrology to be a fake science.  The reason for this is that the claims made lack the ability to be tested; its predictions are often vague and unfalsifiable. Scientists don't believe the claims of astrology can be explained or tested accurately. Predictions are often vague.  Two horoscopes from different sources Different signs apply to you? How do astrologists explain it? As you watch, pay attention to how they appeal to scientific language.  https://youtu.be/SomR8uzXjmE?si=QV0Ih_jjASTfnoC8 https://youtu.be/GG2t8oomoH0?si=lwWBTBldw6tIL77O Criticism  Only 12 personality types? 1/12 of the earth's population experience the same thing? Astrology ...

Ancient Stories of Werewolves  The Arcadian royal family, however, is the source of the most well-known story. King Lycaon and his fifty sons, who were infamous for their impiety, reportedly incensed Zeus when they fed him a dinner prepared by a slaughtered child. The Roman poet Ovid recounts in his Metamorphoses that Zeus punished Lycaon by transforming him into a wolf. This story is a prime example of ancient Greek mythology’s recurring subject of divine punishment and change. Written around 2100 BC, the Epic of Gilgamesh, gives us the earliest surviving example of man-to-wolf transformation. Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, love, and war, is in love with the hero Gilgamesh and thus flirts with him. Gilgamesh rejects her advances because he has heard of how badly she treated her previous suitors. One suitor in particular, a young shepherd who had fallen in love with the goddess, comes to mind. This shepherd left Ishtar abundant offerings at a mountain shrine. Ishtar ...