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David Friedman wrote:
Let me say firstly that I don't believe in astrology, lest it be
assumed otherwise. Shoghi Effendi is said not to be infallible when it
comes to science. Shoghi Effendi said that astrology is a
pseudoscience. Is this to be regarded as the Baha'i position, or
something that a Baha'i can agree or disagree with? I'm guessing some
would argue that this is a matter related to the Cause and therefore
an infallible pronouncement.
David:
However, Shoghi Effendi is not criticizing astrology on strictly
scientific grounds. He is criticizing it on the basis of "superstition."
I suppose, if it were determined that astrology could reworked into a
scientific methodology (which seems doubtful), then it would no longer
be superstitious.
--
Regards, Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. * http://www.markfoster.net
"... the modern challenge is how to live with uncertainty. The
basic fault lines today are not between people with different
beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an
element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with
a pretense of certitude." — Peter L. Berger, sociologist
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