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Some people who believe in astrology have the following argument to prove
there is a valid reason to trust the outcomes:
Anyone who "believes" that the tides are affected by the moon should
therefore automatically believe that our bodies are affected by the moon,
since we are 98% water [1]. Then it is a natural assumption that the other
planets and stars would affect our lives in other ways. To me, the whole
thing (astrology) makes so much sense that I find it hard to understand how
anybody couldn't believe in it! For goodness sakes, it's right there in
front of our faces!! Sheesh!
To this it should be said that the water in our bodies is irrelevant; the
ocean tides caused by the moon would happen if the oceans were filled up
with gasoline. What's important is the effect of the moon's gravity on the
earth's mass. Your body doesn't subtend a large enough difference in
radius from the moon's center at this distance to matter at all. When
you're looking at the other planets, the tidal effects on your body would
be so close to zero "even God couldn't tell the difference" (Martin
Gardner, I believe [2]).
No one has to "believe" in lunar tides any more than you have to "believe"
in sunrise. It is immediately observable and measurable.
Lots of things are right there in front of our faces, including noses,
which would be far more effective instruments to make decisions with than
planetary positions (useful for, say, discerning sh** from shinola).
[1] 98% is way off. Actually, it's somewhere between 70-95%.
[2] From a Scientific American several years ago, pertaining to a
Prisoner's Dilemma-type lottery contest, by either Gardner
(Mathematical Games) or D. Hofstadter (Metamagical Themas). The
"payout" would have had to be divided "so close to zero that even God
couldn't tell the difference."