Is astrology real or fake?

Is astrology true? Many people believe that astrology can predict the future. They read the horoscope in the paper and say to themselves that the horoscope prediction really fits their life. They ignore false predictions and remember true predictions, because this is how the brain works. It finds connections by correlation and ignores all the information that don't correlate. To make true predictions appear frequently, the horoscope prediction is very vague. You may believe that people that were born in the cold winter may have a little different character than people who were born in the summer, but the astrology has detailed predictions and this is quite ridiculous.

If after this explanation you still insist that the predictions are true. You may try pick another sign and see how it fits your life for a period of time - you will find out that the predictions are still true.

 

Can people predict the future? ►

 

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See also

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