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$ fortune | cowsay _________________________________________ / Even if we put all these nagging \ | thoughts [four embarrassing questions | | about astrology] aside for a moment, | | one overriding question remains to be | | asked. Why would the positions of | | celestial objects at the moment of | | birth have an effect on our characters, | | lives, or destinies? What force or | | influence, what sort of energy would | | travel from the planets and stars to | | all human beings and affect our | | development or fate? No amount of | | scientific-sounding jargon or | | computerized calculations by | | astrologers can disguise this central | | problem with astrology -- we can find | | no evidence of a mechanism by which | | celestial objects can influence us in | | so specific and personal a way. . . . | | Some astrologers argue that there may | | be a still unknown force that | | represents the astrological influence. | | . . .If so, astrological predictions -- | | like those of any scientific field -- | | should be easily tested. . . . | | Astrologers always claim to be just a | | little too busy to carry out such | | careful tests of their efficacy, so in | | the last two decades scientists and | | statisticians have generously done such | | testing for them. There have been | | dozens of well-designed tests all | | around the world, and astrology has | | failed every one of them. . . . I | | propose that we let those beckoning | | lights in the sky awaken our interest | | in the real (and fascinating) universe | | beyond our planet, and not let them | | keep us tied to an ancient fantasy left | | over from a time when we huddled by the | | firelight, afraid of the night. -- | | Andrew Fraknoi, Executive Officer, | | Astronomical Society of the Pacific, | | | | "Why Astrology Believers Should Feel | | Embarrassed," San Jose Mercury | | | \ News, May 8, 1988 / ----------------------------------------- \ ^__^ \ (oo)\_______ (__)\ )\/\ ||----w | || ||
$output = shell_exec("/usr/games/fortune | /usr/games/cowsay"); echo $output;