Smartest man in the zodiax

Posted by Capz
all the signs are smart imzo

Posted by 2Moon
If you are an Aquarius look at my profile picture... Take it, it's yours.

Posted by carrazeda
Definitely cancer sun / gem moon

Posted by SpreadLies
Mutables smartest to me

Gemini is witty

Saggitarius is thought provoking

Virgo is critical

Pisces is a smoothie of these^

Posted by 2Moon
Gemini #1

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Posted by SpreadLies
Mutables smartest to me

Gemini is witty

Saggitarius is thought provoking

Virgo is critical

Pisces is a smoothie of these^

Mmm interesting... r u a Pisces?

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Posted by SpreadLies
Mutables smartest to me

Gemini is witty

Saggitarius is thought provoking

Virgo is critical

Pisces is a smoothie of these^

Mmm interesting... r u a Pisces?

Virgo ?

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Posted by Ixion
I would be very wary of even equating formal education accomplishment to intelligence, tbh.

I have had the pleasure of meeting truly intelligent and talented members of every sign group...the ones that tend to pursue intellectual pursuits with rigor though have been Libras by and far the largest group.

Of course, my social group is also extremely skewed to have bookish types because of my college networks.

Posted by Fafa
Aqua, pisces, Virgo seem very smart to me

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Posted by Ixion
I would be very wary of even equating formal education accomplishment to intelligence, tbh.

I have had the pleasure of meeting truly intelligent and talented members of every sign group...the ones that tend to pursue intellectual pursuits with rigor though have been Libras by and far the largest group.

Of course, my social group is also extremely skewed to have bookish types because of my college networks.

Yes i do truly agree with you.

I thin the ones that are truly smart n on top are the intelligent book smart as well as street smart...

So far, now i start to think my leo girlfriend has it all..she was very academic and also very street smart... she out smarted her aries ex so badly hahaha... i have not met many very smart Libra yet. Whats your sign?,

also i'm also not sure which part of the chart i should be looking at when it comes to this topic?

My sign is Virgo. As for the chart there isn't one singular placement that would affect intelligence...in fact there isn't one placement that makes a person "smart" so to speak but a combination of certain planets in certain houses...and/or certain planets aspecting certain other placements in the chart auspiciously.

But the placement of your Sun, Mercury, Jupiter (and some would argue Saturn and a few other placements) and the quality of placements in the 3rd, 5th, and 9th houses are often considered to be good indications of intelligence in astrological terms.

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Posted by SpreadLies
Mutables smartest to me

Gemini is witty

Saggitarius is thought provoking

Virgo is critical

Pisces is a smoothie of these^

Agree..

Gems knows things but not in details. They're interested in everything new to them. And they are VERY open to receive info that debunks the 'truth' that they know or believed in. Gemini, hands down, are the most open minded people i've ever known. They have progressive minds.

Sag knows things for some fucked up reasons they cant even remember where they know this. And like their polar opposite, gemini, they forget the details, easily. Needs to find proofs before changing their mind. Not so open minded like gem.

Virgo know few things not as much as the above, but let them talk about it.. VERY deep knowledge on it..

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Posted by aflyingarrow
And Aqua too.. their minds is out of this world ?

Posted by LordComplexity
Einstein is the smartest man in the world. The defacto Genius that proved Genius was an actual thing.

He was a Pisces. But get this. His midheaven was also Pisces. This leads me to the theory that this conunjunction with his sun and midheaven, caused him to have Cosmic Understanding. His very thought process was in tune with the universe's underlying structure. Like inherently comprehending the blueprints of the universe's laws. Idon't think it had much to do with Pisces directly, other than Pisces is the embodiment of Fantasy thus Pisces tends to travel to potentials that others cannot grasp. Hence why Rick and Morty was also primarily created by a Pisces Sun, Justin Roiland.

Aquarius is NOT the smartest. In fact I would say the explicit opposite. Air signs are intellectual. That isn't the same as having intelligence. It's actually kinda the opposite, at least it's the other side of the coin. Being inquisitive and learning. Rather than having knowledge and intellect already.I actually have the theory that the Fire element is correlated with information. Because Fire = Light and Light = Knowledge. I think Leo has the potential of Genius locked inside it. In the same way it has the pinnacle of strength and authority locked inside it. How this correlates with Einstein is that the Sun is ruled by Leo.

In fact this would imply that Einstein wasn't the purest embodiment of Genius. But we haven't had someone beyond him yet, so yeah. I know scientists are discussing a Supergenius that they are epxecting to appear at some point. My guess is the perfect astrologic chart for this would involve a Leo Sun, Leo Midheaven. Leos symbolize the dominance of Light/Fire. Not saying Leos are generally geniuses but they do have a tendency to process information fast as they move through their everyday busy life. Not to mention they tend to have a naturally complex planning ability.

Aquariuses are not smart, trust me. One Aquarius I met appeared to be intelligent but only because he spent years researching obscure facts. This is predicated upon the fact that he mooched off his parents until he ended up in rehab and basically his job was working at an animal shelter. The farthest I expect to find an Einstein. Sorry to say.

Posted by SofiaV87
I find Aqua placements to be intelligent

Posted by SofiaV87
I find Aqua placements to be intelligent

Posted by Capz
and being humble too

Posted by Soul
My Sagittarius dad blows my mind at times. I've seen him go into things he's never done, or hasn't done in years and completely succeed in the end. I'm in the back watching like "How the fuck do you know all this?" I'm super lucky to have a person like that to watch and learn from. My Virgo mom is the same way. Just amazing at everything, which I deeply admire. I just wish I could openly show it more often.

Posted by Sodapop
Aqua is the smartest to me; I've noticed that aquas usually have the best most successful careers, I'm sure not all (genes play a role here) but most of the aquas I know got very far very fast.

Posted by sleepwalker
I don't think there is any correlation between placements and intelligence.

But then again, that's probably because my sign is always made out to be retarded by those bland astro stereotypes

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Posted by 2Moon
If you are an Aquarius look at my profile picture... Take it, it's yours.

Lol I'm not an Aqua . someone is offended lol

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Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

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Posted by Nevermore
Everyone has their own unique way of intelligence. Plus, intelligence is a wide stretch word that can be anything, in what kind of proficiency ocassions are used for.

Well put.

However the greatest mind I could think of has to be Leonardo Da Vinci. Einstein was great, but Da Vinci is the ?

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Posted by Mr_Pinchy

Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

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Posted by Mr_Pinchy

Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

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Posted by carrazeda
Definitely cancer sun / gem moon

More like cancer sun/libra moon with an mc in Capricorn

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Posted by saweetz1988

Posted by carrazeda
Definitely cancer sun / gem moon

Lol you are'! I do think gem moon is pretty good too. I have mercury in gem so I get ya ?

Do u study?

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Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

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Posted by Mr_Pinchy

Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Astrology is pure bullcrap. And I get sucked into it time after time again

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Posted by Mr_Pinchy

Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

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Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Astrology is pure bullcrap. And I get sucked into it time after time again

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Posted by sleepwalker

Posted by Mr_Pinchy

Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Considering astrology a belief system is simply delusion, that I don't think undermines in any way the validity of the subject itself.

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Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Considering astrology a belief system is simply delusion, that I don't think undermines in any way the validity of the subject itself.

If someone elects to believe in it then that's their choice, if they make life decisions based on it then again that's their choice. It's not valid in a scientific sense and is basically a demonstration of the forer effect.

You can argue that it's metaphysical stuff that can't be proved by science, I imagine that's where your argument would head anyway, and that's fine. I personally choose to acknowledge the faults in astrology and chart interpretations, I don't turn a blind eye to the fact that every site that talks about this stuff has a sales pitch -usually more in depth chart interpretations- and that that comes into play with what they write about the signs, positions, houses etc. They want readers to feel good about themselves so they'll either purchase books, charts, or just keep them coming back so they get ad revenue while the person clicks around looking up one placement then the next. Also the negative traits tend to be moderately positive lol, sorta like the faults people list about themselves while being interviewed for a job.

Is love a real thing?

When it all it does it make people feel good about themselves and feel good in general.

Think before you speak?

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Posted by Senorita_LL
Each and every signs, has their own way of processing their thoughts, and this is why we all can learn new things from the other.

I'm gonna do this, based on just the sun sign. I know it's a long read but this is just how I feel about each signs, and my defination of 'smart'.

Aries : They are impulsive and reckless, but behind that impulsiveness, they just knew how to achieve what they want even, if it's impossible. These warriors will think and react immediately, without having second thoughts. To others, it may look stupid, but to me, it's the smartest way to learn, because even if they fail, they will use their failure, as a strength for them to do better in their next adventure.

Taurus : The bulls are slow with processing their thoughts, but if you did noticed, the moment they manage to sort and figure things out, the result are always positive. To them, it is better to go slow and achieve something, then to be quick, yet you will never gain anything out of it. That is smart, to me.

Gemini : They are the intellectual sign. Their mind are always working and they are forever curious about every single thing. They can be great with sourcing out ideas and getting information, which they will use for others and their benefits. I think, for them, if we wanna win, we will have to win together. I like that some of them are so witty, and have quick comebacks. If you need to know something, and you have got no internet for googling, ask them. Even if it's not so detailed, their basic common sense and logic can make you believe them without having second thoughts.

Cancer : Never underestimate the crabs. They may be whiny and over emotional but who else can do better with manipulation besides them. If you think, that is stupid, then I can't say anything else. Think about it, they knew how to guilt trip you and makes you do things that you didn't even wanna do, to began with. How is that not even smart?

Leo : These people are good with being the leader. They just knew how to put others in control. Yes, they need admiration and attention from people around them, but what is so bad about that? At least they are willing to give, and in return, they will get back what they wanted. It's one of the most smartest way of doing things. It's what I called, being human.

Virgo : They are analytical and the perfectionist. Every single thing they do, they need to be very detailed about it. It's actually a good thing, to me. You never know you might actually need those details, in the later time. It is actually worth it and save you lots of time in the long term run. Booya!

Libra : We called them the people pleaser, didn't we? They are also known for being indecisive and flakey but at the end of the day, we all knew, Librat makes one of the good judges. They will listen to both sides, understand the situation before they comes out with the conclusion. Passive aggresive is just one of their way, to make us understand, that if we want things to be fair, we have to start being one, ourselves.

Scorpio : Yes, they are skeptical, always suspicious of others but sometimes, I think it is not that bad. It is just them being cautious and trying to prevent certain things from happening, that might causes big damage to them. If you think that is dumb, I bet most of the times, you've often felt the dissapointment, because you're always giving people the benefit of doubts, and easily trust others right from the beginning, only to find yourself broken after that. You get it now?

Sagittarius : The optimistic and fun loving creature of the zodiac sign. Yes, they were known to be one of the players of the zodiac sign but let's look at their perspectives. These horses actually run from one to the other while learning about humans and their reaction. They kind of hate confrontation because if they do, they can never find out how humans react to certain things. I've learned a lot from the Sags. It's them who taught me that in order for you to love someone else, you have to struggle, be alone and love yourself. Only then, you are able to love someone else without using them as a tool to feed your loneliness. One of the most intelligent method, when you want to search for yourself.

Capricorn : Ooo lala, the ice berg of the zodiac sign. I like them being able to detach themselves and focus in life by being practical. This sign are all about teaching you, why things are not just all about preaching. In order to do so, you have got to practice what you preach at the same time. My mom taught me how to attend to my own emotions without depending on other people. It is a smart move, because that will not make you having to rely on others for your emotional needs and when you can't get it from them, you will cause yourself to be destructive which is quite stupid, imo. This is why, most Cappys does it well with managing their own business, without having the needs to depend on someone else, with decision making.

Aquarius : Haha one of my favourite sign to mess around with. Their logic may sound crazy to some of us but what I realize about them, they are very soothing and knows how to calm you down. It is the perfect way of making a person listen and work hand in hand with them. Yes, they are always running away from emotions, and I used to wonder, how were they even the humanitarian, but after sitting down and giving some thoughts about it, indeed, that's an excellent way, in order for you to be one. It is by putting your emotions away and do things with your brains. This is why, they are always calm and manage to get things done, in the correct way. Imagine if they go crazy and react based on how they feels, I bet most of them will be cereal killers. I like that about them, which even me, a Gemini, can never freaking not react to anything, without getting mad.

Pisces : Pisces are one of the most sensitive human being. I don't quite like their nature of loving to isolate themselves, but as I grew older, I think somehow, that's one of the best way for you to be alone and dream. They are dreamy, but due to that dreams, lots of things were invented. I guess their smartest way is by not allowing other people to know what they were up to and then...tadaaaa. I'm pretty sure, xanax belongs to one of their creation.

Eh, while I know, there's other ways of defining the intelligence of a person, and some of it depends on the other placement, these are just my views after observing a few individual, based on their sun sign.

We can always agree to disagree, cos' it doesn't mean my opinions were suppose to be right. So, don't bother arguing with me on something, which I've said, that you feel, isn't true. Okay?

Bye.

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Posted by sleepwalker
I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Astrology is pure bullcrap. And I get sucked into it time after time again

It's pure bullcrap when you focus too much on specific aspects / placements

without looking at the motion of them and the individual as a whole.

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I still don't think my list proves anything, but it should really put into perspective all the stereotypes about this sign

Taurus isnt inherently dumb, but to rly look smart it needs time and preparation to shine.

Mental power is there, mental agility not so much.

Maybe. I know agile ones, I know rigid ones. I know rapid fire spontaneous thinkers and I know the famously slow ones. Plenty of "inherently dumb" ones too. All kinds of Taurus

I'm starting to doubt astrology as a whole. The reason I got into it in the first place was because of the convenience and assurance of putting myself and others in boxes. It was an emotional choice.

But that interest is slowly dying when I see that all astrology related topics end with universal agreement upon filler statements such as "everyone is (instert positive attribute) in their own unique way" or "____ is a personal choice". I have no way of contributing to this kind of circular logic and I don't think there is anything to learn from it

You're doubt in astrology is well placed. It's been studied and the evidence to support it as factual isn't there.

You either believe (as defined as wishful magical thinking) in it or you don't. Most people who believe in it do so because it removes responsibility from them, they can blame all their negative traits and bad days on where planets supposedly were when they were born. Or they can look at their chart and descriptions and feel like a bad-ass because oooh they have -insert placement/sign here-.

I literally read someone say the other day, in defense of astrology, that people just need to pick out what does or doesn't apply to themselves and that's how astrology works but the thing is you can go read any sun/moon/mars/venus/pluto/jupiter/saturn/uranus/neptune/mercury placement and pick out shit that does or doesn't apply to you regardless of whether it's actually in your chart.

I also created a list of interchangeable traits between leo and libra, told someone 'all signs have these traits' then they proceeded to list what signs do or don't have those traits, not surprisingly they listed signs I hadn't thought of and excluded leos and libras from some of the traits.

Considering astrology a belief system is simply delusion, that I don't think undermines in any way the validity of the subject itself.

If someone elects to believe in it then that's their choice, if they make life decisions based on it then again that's their choice. It's not valid in a scientific sense and is basically a demonstration of the forer effect.

You can argue that it's metaphysical stuff that can't be proved by science, I imagine that's where your argument would head anyway, and that's fine. I personally choose to acknowledge the faults in astrology and chart interpretations, I don't turn a blind eye to the fact that every site that talks about this stuff has a sales pitch -usually more in depth chart interpretations- and that that comes into play with what they write about the signs, positions, houses etc. They want readers to feel good about themselves so they'll either purchase books, charts, or just keep them coming back so they get ad revenue while the person clicks around looking up one placement then the next. Also the negative traits tend to be moderately positive lol, sorta like the faults people list about themselves while being interviewed for a job.

Is love a real thing?

When it all it does it make people feel good about themselves and feel good in general.

Think before you speak?

Love is a chemical reaction in the brain, it can be seen with scans : )

Right, so if you did the same study as someone who enjoys reading about astrology and you see chemicals moving about, it's now proven as fact that astrology is real now?

Just using logic.

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