Chimera
Mind Fetishist
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2005
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How annoying is this? On the Yahoo Home page, in the health section, there is a story called 'Should I Listen to an Astrologer?' The writer was told by an astrologer that he/she would suffer a nervous breakdown at age 35, and is now terrified as he/she approaches that age. "How does one let go of ideas that were implanted in our minds at such a young age?" the writer asks.
Health expert Deepak Chopra, to his credit, does say that the astrologer did a disservice by being so fatalistic. But he doesn't discredit astrology, though..."The value of an astrological reading is to discover the likelihood of certain potentialities and then to provide information and techniques to help you manifest the outcome that you actually want. It should empower you with knowledge of how to shape your destiny, not make you fatalistic about it." Great! An MD's stamp of approval on pseudoscience.
I noticed that the Health page on Yahoo actually includes "Health, Relationships, Success, and Spirituality". Should items about medical health be in the same grouping as those about spirituality? It seems a bit misleading to include astrology stories in with asthma safety and breast cancer.
Health expert Deepak Chopra, to his credit, does say that the astrologer did a disservice by being so fatalistic. But he doesn't discredit astrology, though..."The value of an astrological reading is to discover the likelihood of certain potentialities and then to provide information and techniques to help you manifest the outcome that you actually want. It should empower you with knowledge of how to shape your destiny, not make you fatalistic about it." Great! An MD's stamp of approval on pseudoscience.
I noticed that the Health page on Yahoo actually includes "Health, Relationships, Success, and Spirituality". Should items about medical health be in the same grouping as those about spirituality? It seems a bit misleading to include astrology stories in with asthma safety and breast cancer.