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llamacoffeetoSpace@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months ago

What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?

(www.planetary.org)

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What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?

(www.planetary.org)

llamacoffeetoSpace@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months ago

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The words may be similar, but astronomy (a science) and astrology (a divinatory practice) are very different things.

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One is the study of things beyond earth, the other tries to blame your shitty day on things beyond earth.
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  The study of stars and the study of morns.
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    I could totally spend a career studying Morn, he’s so eloquent
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      I seem to be an expert…