Astrology is not a science.
Traditional Religion as well as traditional Science both share one feature which they do not have in common with Astrology, namely the trait of seeking a profound and clarified Truth, An answer to the mysteries and marbles of Life and the Universe - While Astrology, on the other hand, is all about fraud, cheat and fast money.
Europeans sometimes claim that US americans suffer from an enormous "educational deficit" visavi themselves. This is especially the case in the area of advanced scientific, technological and industrial performance, While many Americans tend to believe the "accusations" of the Europeans is solely about Europeans being snobby about their cultural history, intellectual "awareness", PC agenda and sophistification of manners. In reality, Europeans believe Americans are letting the traditional Western idea of education being each and every citizen's right down. The vast majority of Europeans are utterly convinced that education, science and technology are vital to the advancement of Western Civilization while, at the same time, they distrust this is the case among Americans.
However, Europeans are trifle naive and self-satisfied in this respect.
I am European, even Swedish, and although I indeed am proud over things like the institution of the Nobel Prize as well as the economical/technological/scientific performance of Sweden, I think we Europeans ought to refrain from throwing mud at our friends and allies overseas and instead start paying attention to some educational failures on our own soil, as the article above indicates.
Of course astrology is a science. They teach you that in alchemy class. Everybody knows that. ;)
I know-my psychic told me so.
Rom. 1:22
Muise-But you are clear, under your definition, the definition that sweeps in intelligent design, astrology is also a scientific theory, correct?
Behe-Yes, that's correct. And let me explain under my definition of the word "theory," it is -- a sense of the word "theory" does not include the theory being true, it means a proposition based on physical evidence to explain some facts by logical inferences. There have been many theories throughout the history of science which looked good at the time which further progress has shown to be incorrect. Nonetheless, we can't go back and say that because they were incorrect they were not theories. So many many things that we now realized to be incorrect, incorrect theories, are nonetheless theories.
Muise-Has there ever been a time when astrology has been accepted as a correct or valid scientific theory, Professor Behe?
Behe-Well, I am not a historian of science. And certainly nobody -- well, not nobody, but certainly the educated community has not accepted astrology as a science for a long long time.
How many times have creationists and the ID crowd been warned that when they get what they want, they would be sorry and wish they hadn't.
One in One GOP_Raider's think Astrology is a vapid non sequitur.
Huh? Astrology is not a science? What do I do with my Ph.D then?
No doubt a survey that asked if "socialism is scientifically based" would elicit over 45% saying yes.
In a related story, most Swedes also do not believe their immigrant Islamic population has no designs on Swedish society, even though they have been wearing t-shirts that say
"2030
WE TAKE OVER ".
Swedes' awareness of global warming on the rise according to new study