Astrology and Racism

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Mon, 04/02/2018 - 14:55

Jared Alesi

If I were to say that black people are criminals, Asians are math whizzes, Hispanics are only good at farming, and all Germans are Nazis, you'd call me a despicable racist. I would be characterizing whole groups of people based on no evidence, and it would be a detestable folly on my part.

However, if I were to say that anybody born in April is more creative, or that anyone who was born in September is more personable and outgoing, I'd just be writing the horoscope section of the newspaper. There is no difference between the two. So why the egregious double-standard?

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Mon, 04/02/2018 - 19:23

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I wouldn't call the first

Mon, 04/02/2018 - 20:31

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Jared Alesi

So you think it's perfectly

Mon, 04/02/2018 - 22:30

(Reply to #3) #4

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I think its perfectly natural

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 12:32

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LogicFTW

@Breezy

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 13:23

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ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I'm in favor of stereotypes

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 13:47

(Reply to #6) #7

LogicFTW

I actually agree with

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 14:51

(Reply to #7) #8

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

The problem with evolutionary

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 15:15

(Reply to #8) #9

Jared Alesi

But those cognitive and

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 16:02

(Reply to #9) #10

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

You are essentially repeating

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 16:21

(Reply to #10) #11

Jared Alesi

I would argue that using

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 16:38

(Reply to #11) #12

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Ok, then lets pretend you do

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 17:02

(Reply to #12) #13

Jared Alesi

I didn't say that behavioral

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 18:10

(Reply to #13) #14

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Stereotyping is something

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 18:35

(Reply to #14) #15

CyberLN

John, you wrote,

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 18:45

(Reply to #15) #16

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

I mean you're not wrong, the

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 18:46

(Reply to #16) #17

Jared Alesi

I say that the unknown is

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 19:41

(Reply to #17) #18

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Right, but the person who

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 19:50

(Reply to #18) #19

Jared Alesi

I think our understanding of

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 21:13

(Reply to #19) #20

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Right, fear is a defense

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 05:19

(Reply to #20) #21

Jared Alesi

I wouldn't call it

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 07:01

(Reply to #21) #22

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Ok, but its not possible for

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 08:33

(Reply to #22) #23

Jared Alesi

I'm not going to cater to

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 08:40

(Reply to #23) #24

Jared Alesi

P.S.

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:24

(Reply to #24) #25

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

"Everything you have posted

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:28

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CyberLN

Quick question for you, John.

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:38

(Reply to #26) #27

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

Presumably yes, but strictly

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 09:43

(Reply to #27) #28

CyberLN

So, was your horn tooting for

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:04

(Reply to #28) #29

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

It means the deans and

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 11:13

(Reply to #29) #30

CyberLN

You wrote, “But if you feel

Wed, 04/04/2018 - 11:16

(Reply to #30) #31

ʝօɦռ 6IX ɮʀɛɛʐʏ

The word if

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