Another reason that astrology cannot be considered a science is the fact that it is not Parsimonious, it postulates entities or forces which are not necessary to explain the phenomena in question. By definition, controlled and repeatable experiments need to support any scientific argument.
Can astrology be considered a scientific discovery?
Scientific studies involving astrology have stopped after attempting and failing to establish the validity of astrological ideas. So far, there are no documented cases of astrology contributing to a new scientific discovery. Researchers behave scientifically?
In some ways, astrology may seem scientific. It uses scientific knowledge about heavenly bodies, as well as scientific sounding tools, like star charts. Some people use astrology to generate expectations about future events and people’s personalities, much as scientific ideas generate expectations.
Astrology and Science often seem to agree with each other but, is a concept questioned strongly by the scientific community. Both are vast fields of study, each with its own practices and evidence. However, time and again, science has almost always had solid evidence with explanatory power.
Why is astrology not scientific research?
That is because, unlike scientific research, astrology is not based on actual facts. Modern astrology came into existence about 2,000 years ago. During those times, people thought that the earth was at the centre and other heavenly bodies revolved around it. However, later humans got to know that it was not true.
One article claimed that it uses scientific knowledge about heavenly bodies, as well as scientific sounding tools, like star charts. Some people use astrology to generate expectations about future events and people’s personalities, much as scientific ideas generate expectations. And some claim that astrology is supported by evidence —.
Can astrology be tested?
Some expectations generated by astrology are so general that any outcome could be interpreted as fitting the expectations; if treated this way, astrology is not testable. However, some have used astrology to generate very specific expectations that could be verified against outcomes in the natural world.