Unlocked: Myth of the Month 14: Astrology
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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What Is the Difference Between Astrology and Social Science?
As the discipline grows, it becomes more and more untestable. All we can really do as far as human behavior is just make intuitive guesses based on incidents or anecdotes. If social scientists often make good predictions, maybe they're doing it by the same kind of informed guess work as an astrologer maye. And maybe the illusion of scienc icness is the same.
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