http://www.monthly-horoscopes.com/is-there-a-chemicalphysicalscientific-explanation-for-how-horoscopes-work/42/ Free horoscopes forum about love, dating, future, career, and life Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:49:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.monthly-horoscopes.com/is-there-a-chemicalphysicalscientific-explanation-for-how-horoscopes-work/42/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Michael Fri, 15 May 2009 11:10:05 +0000 http://www.monthly-horoscopes.com/?p=42#comment-109 There is an explanation, but it isn't the gravitational effects of distant planets and stars on the Earth's atmosphere. It's called confirmation bias. According to Wikipedia confirmation bias is, "a tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions and to avoid information and interpretations which contradict prior beliefs." Essentially, since you and your friend believe horoscopes work, you go and look for information that justifies that belief. Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence verifying the validity of horoscopes. Science deals with reality, not our wishes, dreams, or beliefs concerning reality. There is an explanation, but it isn’t the gravitational effects of distant planets and stars on the Earth’s atmosphere. It’s called confirmation bias. According to Wikipedia confirmation bias is, “a tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions and to avoid information and interpretations which contradict prior beliefs.” Essentially, since you and your friend believe horoscopes work, you go and look for information that justifies that belief. Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence verifying the validity of horoscopes. Science deals with reality, not our wishes, dreams, or beliefs concerning reality.

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