Re: (Tears) Fads and Fallacies by Martin Gardner

Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:57:40 -0000 (UTC), Charles Packer

On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:06:32 +0000, James Nicoll wrote:

Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner

Was there no chapter on astrology?

 
Apparently, it was about /modern/ weirdness, not about traditional
weirdness.
 
Even Aquinas, who expressed doubts about astrology in general, was

Augustine says that everyone knows of twins, who despite having the same birth chart,
have quite different life courses. I did once read an MS on personality of twins
whose birthdays were before and after midnight of the cusp...

Cheers, David Duffy.