Oh, 100pct.
Why is astrology considered science?
Trivia for the day: The science known today as astronomy is derived from the ancient study of astrology. In ancient times, man had no reason to study the motion and relative positions of heavenly bodies except for astrological purposes.
That didn't take long.
Are you saying that having a calendar was an astrological purpose? Or that navigation was an astrological purpose? Or probably a number of other things I'm leaving out?
Answers to all of those questions are both YES and NO.
Depends on
when you are asking. Many contemporary more or less rigorous undisputed "sciences" started off their existence under slightly sketchy, less than rigorous circumstances.
Astrology being a fine example. There was plenty of empirical content that the old astrologers sussed out. Even some Big Name historical astronomers/scientists still thought the stars could influence human events.
It's on a par with modern psychiatry?
Why do you hate astrology?
Psychiatry is still in the "astrology/sketchy" phase as a science and deserves scare quotes.
Well, the answer to the Denver thing is on the back of every box of mac and cheese!
Yep, learned that one as a kiddo before being introduced to it in science class. It is pretty incredible what you can learn just by looking around. Or reading mac & cheese boxes.
We all know perfectly well the reason for that omission. It comes under the heading of, not asking questions to which you don't want the answer.
Ayup. Also, folks whose livelihood depends on not understanding particular empirical data will find a way to remain ignorant of that data, even if it ends up tattooed to their foreheads.
I'm not sure how so many got the sound thing wrong, since the correct answer has the answer built in (amplified... Louder)
Indeed.
Thank you for supporting my son's and daughter's continued study of Latin.
am·pli·fy (ăm′plə-fī′)
v. am·pli·fied, am·pli·fy·ing, am·pli·fies
v.tr.
1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
3. To exaggerate.
4. To produce amplification of: amplify an electrical signal.
v.intr.
To write or discourse at length; expatiate: Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.
[Middle English amplifien, from Old French amplifier, from Latin amplificāre : amplus, large + -ficāre, -fy.]