#9 Is astrology real? | A dialogue with Adrian Cotora
In my third dialogue, I talk to Adrian Cotora about astrology. Adrian is the vice-president of the Romanian Astrologer's association and, as you can imagine, he believes the position of planets in the sky at the time of our birth correlate with different personality traits. I, on the other hand, as a naturalistic atheist, don't believe the position of planets correlate in any way with our personality. In this conversation we discuss how our different epistemic values lead us to these different conclusions, and we also discuss the possibility of a reformed astrology that focuses on its value as a potential psychological tool for exploring our relationships with different archetypes while avoiding untestable claims about the nature of the universe. So, what do you think? Is astrology real? 00:00 Teaser 00:26 Topic Introduction 01:14 The guest Adrian Cotora 02:05 Where do you think we agree? 03:17 Where do we disagree? 09:19 How does Astrology work? 17:21 The Barnum/Forer Effect 27:44 Pseudoscience and Popperian falsification 36:07 What would change your mind about Astrology? 49:02 How do you view Pseudoscience? 01:04:13 How sure are you about your version of Astrology? 01:09:15 Not believing but using astrology for personal growth? 01:30:29 Value of intuition in knowledge creationFor Adrian's Podcast (in Romanian), you can visit @Transformarecontinua . And if you like my content, make sure to follow me here: - Website/Newsletter: http://ghostlessmachine.com/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ghostless.machine - Facebook: https://facebook.com/ghostlessmachineblog - Instagram: https://instagram.com/arielpontes - Twitter: https://twitter.com/arielpontes - Medium: https://medium.com/@arielpontes - Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/arielpontes