British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice

[DetlefK]

Quotes:

"Ninety per cent of pregnant French women use homeopathy. Astrology is a useful diagnostic tool enabling us to see strengths and weaknesses via the birth chart."
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"Astrology was until modern times part of the tradition of medicine ..."
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&quot Scientists) are also ignorant, because they never study the subject and just say that it is all to do with what appears in the newspapers, which it is not, and they are deeply prejudiced, and racially prejudiced, which is troubling."

http://observationdeck.io9.com/british-mp-sounds-like-a-parody-is-actually-for-real-1687922074/+riamisra



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I agree. If only the reliability of homeopathy and astrology had been studied for a few centuries, then it would all be so clear!!!!!!

[SwissTony]

1. And I love how that if you think astrology is bunk,

you're racially prejudiced. WTF?

[LeftishBrit]

2. I KNEW this would have to be David Tredinnick

He is a complete loon. He thinks astrology would take huge pressure off the NHS:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11432344/Astrology-could-solve-crisis-in-the-NHS-says-Tory-MP.html


Some years ago, he got into a bit of trouble for claiming £755 in parliamentary expenses for astrology software, which claimed to enable users to analyse their health based on the stars.

[Archae]

3. Several years ago, I challenged the astrology buffs here on DU.

All they did was make stupid excuses.

[progressoid]

4. Well, it good to see that the US doesn't have a monopoly on teh stupid.

I actually thought this was a parody post.

Wow