Even if 'going retrograde' or 'moving into Aquarius' were real phenomena, something that planets actually do, what influence could they possibly have on human events? A planet is so far away that its gravitational pull on a new-born baby would be swamped by the gravitational pull of the doctor's paunch.

To an honest judge, the alleged marriage between religion and science is a shallow, empty, spin-doctored sham.

Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.

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