On May 9, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
to test astrology's validity, I'll tell you all the details about my
life (except my birthday and related) and you tell me when I was born.
Astrologers don't do that sort of stage-magic trick. Anyway, a sample
of one has very limited statistical significance (nor am I, though
literate, a competent astrologer).
Shane Mage
This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
kindling in measures and going out in measures."
Herakleitos of Ephesos
Start with something much simpler. Take fifty matched pairs--one
a lottery
winner, one a victim of a fatal automobile accident. Give birth
day/time/place and event day/time place for each to 200 professional
astrologers (sample size=10,000). Tell them to identify which was
which in
each case. Test the percentage of correct identifications for
statistical
significance.
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