Sad Elipse Story

This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the
eclipse across Asia. A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

On Jul 22, 11:48*am, "Rick" wrote:
This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the
eclipse across Asia. A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Tyrants are two a
penny. I expect the imbecile charged her for the privilege of their
useless advice.If astrologers could foresee the future they'd all be
wealthy beyond belief. The only defence against astrology and religion
is universal education and reasonable intelligence. It is well proven
that low IQs are necessary for strong belief in any superstition. When
it is reinforced in a low education environment there really is no
hope of escape from the local tyrant.

"Rick" wrote in message
...
This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the eclipse across Asia.
A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

Only a little later on an NPR business report talked
about the wide ranging influence of astrology in India and
how the eclipse is a bad omen. I guess they would feel right
at home reading American tabloid papers. Sigh...
--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

On Jul 22, 10:48*am, "Rick" wrote:
This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the
eclipse across Asia. A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

"The Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
Rajendra Pachauri, has welcomed the agreement reached by the G8
industrialized nations at their summit in L'Aquila, Italy earlier this
month to take measures to limit the global temperature rise to 2
degrees Celsius from current levels."

http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/en...ail/78494.html

The climate astrologers who imagine that humans can control global
temperature or limit it is far more remarkable than a single
astrologer did in India to a single person.It all returns back to the
'predictive' framework of Ra/Dec and how Newton built an elaborate
scheme around it by exploiting the 'predictive' calendar convenience
that gives the correct date for an eclipse within the calendar system.

Chris.Bee" wrote in message

Jul 22, 11:48 am, "Rick" wrote:
This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the
eclipse across Asia. A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

"It is well proventhat low IQs are necessary for strong belief in any
superstition."

That's a stretch. Theoretical physicist Abdus Salam, a devout muslim shared
the Nobel
prize in physics with atheist Steven Weinberg along with Sheldon Glashow.
Considering
his list of awards I would hardly describe Abdus Salam as having a low IQ.
--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

"

On Jul 22, 6:37 am, "Rick" wrote:
"Rick" wrote in message

... This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the eclipse across Asia.
A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

Only a little later on an NPR business report talked
about the wide ranging influence of astrology in India and
how the eclipse is a bad omen. I guess they would feel right
at home reading American tabloid papers. Sigh...

or tabloids from Britain, etc.,

On Jul 22, 12:45*pm, "Rick" wrote:

I would hardly describe Abdus Salam as having a low IQ.


Nor I.

There is always an exception to every rule.

The rules of chaos probably have an exception.

Human error is everywhere. ;-)

--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

"Chris.Bee" wrote in message
...
On Jul 22, 12:45 pm, "Rick" wrote:

I would hardly describe Abdus Salam as having a low IQ.


Nor I.

There is always an exception to every rule.

Really? Please tell me the exceptions to the first, second
or third laws of thermodynamics. I look forward to seeing
your perpetual motion machine.
--
Rick Evans
Lat 42.185 Lon 71.076

Rick wrote:
This morning BBC was reporting on the reaction to the
eclipse across Asia. A pregnant Indian woman refused
to venture outside to watch one of the most spectacular
shared natural human experiences because her astrologer
told her it might result in bad things happening to her baby.

Firstly, one doesn't have to travel to India--or even the next town--to
find people who are afraid of astronomical phenomena. I could cite
dozens of examples, including that of an educated American who was
afraid to look at the Moon through a telescope. In Asia superstition is
endemic. American-educated physicians and scientists as well as
peasants, may be seen making offerings to the spirits and placing
talismans in homes and offices to ward off evil. It's the way it is.

Secondly, on the World Sad Scale, this story is orders of magnitude
from being "sad. That is a projection of western values on a
non-western culture. By the standards of an amateur astronomer in
America or Europe, the woman may have missed a great opportunity. But
she cannot live her life according to what you and I think. She missed
nothing.

Davoud

--
usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

During our Eclipse Trip to New York State for the May 4 1994 Annular,
we found out that school kids were taken inside their schools.

Even with training and Solar Glasses available they missed a fantastic
opportunity to witness a spectacle of nature....