source file: mills2.txt Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 20:07:42 -0800 Subject: Re: Astrology and Sagan From: Brian Belet On Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:46:44 -0800 Gary Morrison said: > . . . because the best model of the Universe we know has >nothing in the slightest to do with Astrology. But I certainly won't rule >out the possibility categorically. The first quoted phrase is true and sensible. There is no need, however, to hold out via the final sentence. Astrology is mumbo-jumbo, it has nothing to do with any reality: science, music, our tunings, etc. The ancient attempts at detecting a true Music of the Spheres was flawed due to its basic assumptions, which were based on fabled common belief rather than demonstrated proof of reality. -- Brian Belet Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Tue, 18 Mar 1997 06:43 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA04177; Tue, 18 Mar 1997 06:43:45 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA04174 Received: from by ella.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id VAA04954; Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:42:17 -0800 Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:42:17 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@ella.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@ella.mills.edu