Astrology - Beyond Tiki

C cynfulcynner Member Ocean Beach, San Francisco Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1799	C cynfulcynner Posted posted on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 6:46 PM On 2004-12-23 12:20, tiki mick wrote: He ran the experiment with a class of about 30 people, who were told to submit thier birthdates, and he would provide a "personal" horoscope with a personality profile. All the participants were told to read thier "personal" horoscope/profile, and then on a scale of 1 to 10, rate the accuracy as to how much it resembled themselves. All of the horoscopes were exactly the same! That was James Randi, a magician who has dedicated his life to debunking the paranormal and supernatural. Check out his website at http://www.randi.org/.

On 2004-12-23 12:20, tiki mick wrote:
He ran the experiment with a class of about 30 people, who were told to submit thier birthdates, and he would provide a "personal" horoscope with a personality profile.

All the participants were told to read thier "personal" horoscope/profile, and then on a scale of 1 to 10, rate the accuracy as to how much it resembled themselves.

All of the horoscopes were exactly the same!

That was James Randi, a magician who has dedicated his life to debunking the paranormal and supernatural. Check out his website at http://www.randi.org/.

Post #132576 by cynfulcynner on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 6:46 PM