Horoscope - what's your sign??

I was born under the sign of confusion.

HI come here often,  what 's your sign

what about ∟ ,═ , and ||  lol! 

Edited by Adept? - May/06/2016 at 2:34pm

Adept? wrote: These beliefs, much like others that I'll not mention, are silly stories thought up, and spread by people that didn't know that the earth is a sphere,

Whaddaya mean? A sphere? No, No, nooooooooooo.

Are you saying all that money in dues I shelled out to the Flat Earth Society these past decades was wasted???

Adept? wrote: It makes no difference.  It's superstitious nonsense.... just like... well, best to just leave it at that. I do not participate in the mass cultural delusion that the sun's apparent position relative to arbitrarily defined constellations at the time of your birth somehow affects your personality.   These beliefs, much like others that I'll not mention, are silly stories thought up, and spread by people that didn't know that the earth is a sphere, nor did they know that it orbits the sun, nor could they comprehend what the sun is.  These people thought that the earth was the center of our universe.  LOL!  Not only do we know that that isn't true, but we also know that our sun, and our tiny little solar system that orbits around it, is not even the center of our own galaxy.  Which is just one of hundreds of billions of galaxies in the known universe. I find this topic laughable... but to answer the question it poses in the title... MY sign, is peace.

Adept? wrote: droche wrote: Actually, the earth is the center of the universe. As is every other point in the universe. Umm .... What??? I'm sorry, but you'll have to explain that one...

I think droche's Geocentric model was intended to emphasize the importance of man's place in the universe.

As the Sophists claimed in Ancient Greece: 'man is the measure of all things' (and which Socrates vehemently disagreed).

Or man's importance as described by Freemason poet Alexander Pope: "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of Mankind is man."

Actually I think the horoscope knows more about men than either the Sophists or Alexander Pope.

The answer is quite simple and quite physical, not having anything to do with philosophy. The universe is like the surface of a sphere. Every point on the sphere is the center of the sphere.  

Adept? wrote: grimoireA3 wrote: ...the importance of man's place in the universe. .... 'man is the measure of all things.. I have to disagree with both these theories. Given the vastness of our universe, I tend to believe that mankind is incredibly insignificant in it. I have no doubt that if the earth were destroyed today, our galaxy, and the universe as a whole, would be largely unaffected. I also think that the belief that the universe and our planet were created specifically for mankind is not only erroneous, but incredibly arrogant considering that we are not even capable of exploration beyond our own solar system. There could be any number of other civilizations on other planets, in other galaxies throughout the universe whos intelligence is equal to or greater than ours. Yet we can not reach them, nor they us, for one to discover the other. The possibilities are quite literally endless.

I like this answer, though I disagree with just a single point.

That man is the measure of all things was a point of view held by the Greek 'Sophists' (and modern lawyers) and disputed by Socrates. I agree with Socrates that man is not the measure of all things. God is the measure of all things (or the Great Author of the Universe - I say 'author' because I like to write).

But I do believe that man has a very important place in the universe. Not because the universe was specifically made for mankind - it wasn't. But because man has achieved Consciousness. And with this Consciousness man is beginning to carve out his niche in the cosmos. And man is aware of his own consciousness, and develops it. So far in the know universe, nothing else has achieved consciousness. Stars, asteroids, novas, super-novas, planets, etc. etc. are not conscious. But man is conscious, and is just beginning to make his mark on the cosmos. And that is why I think humans have an important place in the universe.

Until other life is discovered and verified in the universe, only man and God, so far, exist. So regardless how vast the universe is, man, and his consciousness, is a very significant presence.

Adept? wrote: what about ∟ ,═ , and ||<b style="font-size: large;">  lol!

Hi Adept?,

HOLY COW, these signs reminded me of something: I thought your signature at the bottom of your forum page sounded familiar.

"As the Lord and Father has fashioned eternal Gods to be like himself, so man has modeled his own deities according to the likeness of his own countenance." from 'The Writings of Hermes, the Egyptian, called Trismegistus' by Asclepius (translated into Latin by Apuleius).

Also, please read: 'The God of Socrates' by Apuleius of Madaura.

I think Hermes Trismegistus was a Gemini?

...good grief...  

GrimoireA3 wrote:   So what's your sign?

The moons gravitational pull, and it's effects on the planet have nothing to do with astrology.

Adept? wrote: The moons gravitational pull, and it's effects on the planet have nothing to do with astrology.

Apparently, the moon is very much a part of Astrology:

https://cafeastrology.com/moon.html

There seems to be a whole aspect of astrology devoted to the moon as attested by astrologers.

I agree. In my previous posts I think I have been very clear that I don't buy into astrology as a whole, but believe that one aspect of planetary positions might have an effect on human and animal behavior. This would be a very tiny aspect of astrology. 

I have many, but the only relevant one that I'm allowed to tell you (a non-Freemason) is peace.