Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

DetlefK

(16,541 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2015, 06:13 AM Feb 2015

British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice

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"Ninety per cent of pregnant French women use homeopathy. Astrology is a useful diagnostic tool enabling us to see strengths and weaknesses via the birth chart."
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"Astrology was until modern times part of the tradition of medicine ..."
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&quot Scientists) are also ignorant, because they never study the subject and just say that it is all to do with what appears in the newspapers, which it is not, and they are deeply prejudiced, and racially prejudiced, which is troubling."

http://observationdeck.io9.com/british-mp-sounds-like-a-parody-is-actually-for-real-1687922074/+riamisra

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I agree. If only the reliability of homeopathy and astrology had been studied for a few centuries, then it would all be so clear!!!!!!

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British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice (Original Post) DetlefK Feb 2015 OP

And I love how that if you think astrology is bunk, SwissTony Feb 2015 #1

I KNEW this would have to be David Tredinnick LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #2

Several years ago, I challenged the astrology buffs here on DU. Archae Feb 2015 #3

Well, it good to see that the US doesn't have a monopoly on teh stupid. progressoid Mar 2015 #4

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

1. And I love how that if you think astrology is bunk,

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 12:22 PM

Feb 2015

you're racially prejudiced. WTF?

LeftishBrit

(41,318 posts)

2. I KNEW this would have to be David Tredinnick

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 05:59 PM

Feb 2015

He is a complete loon. He thinks astrology would take huge pressure off the NHS:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11432344/Astrology-could-solve-crisis-in-the-NHS-says-Tory-MP.html

Some years ago, he got into a bit of trouble for claiming £755 in parliamentary expenses for astrology software, which claimed to enable users to analyse their health based on the stars.