Geez, lighten up a little bit. What has any astrologer ever done to you? Did one kick your dog or something?
Life is too short to get bent out of shape over such things. --------------------- Message: 9 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:40:20 -0400 From: Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sigh To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:48:04 -0400, you wrote: >And besides, some of the greatest astronomers of all time were >astrologers, and the entire Cristian faith justified its begining with >an astrological signal among the WISE MEN ... a.k.a. ASTROLOGERS. To >them we owe our early understanding of the heavens and plenty more. > Believing in incorrect theories in the absence of enough evidence is one thing-- cointinuing to believe in faulty theories even in the face of knowledge is a world of difference. 15th century astrologers I have no problem with. 21st century astrologers get nothing but the deepest scorn and contempt from me. Let me be even more blunt-- anyone in any modern, industrial country with access to a decent education who believes in astrology is a f*****g nitwit. (I could say similar things about another of your examples, but don't want to open THAT can of worms). >Or did the IAU in their "in-your-face" wisdom just outlaw astrologers, >too? If they do, I'll chip in for some barbed wire to go around the internment center. ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
