Astrology

Derren Brown Astrology

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

777Skeptic asked: Derren Brown gives readings via "astrology." From "Trick of the Mind," S03E01. Astrology relies heavily on the Barnum and Forer effect, which are statements that can apply to anybody. Click links below for more information on those effects. http://skepdic.com/barnum.html http://skepdic.com/forer.html Of course, the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) will pay anyone $1,000,000 ...

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Vedic Astrology: Michael Shermer vs Jeffrey Armstrong

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Kinghorn asked: In a scenario set up to debunk astrology, Jeffrey Armstrong completely outshines Michael Shermer in a way that any scientist should say is "statistically interesting." The SCENARIO: Jeffrey reads NINE charts in about TWENTY minutes. Most charts are usually given an hour of study each. EXPERIMENT I: face-to-face reading ...

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