Question:
astrology and numerology, witchcraft ?
Justsimplytasha
2008-09-12 11:53:03 UTC
a lot of people say that astrology and numerology is witchcraft or the work of the devil, as much as i do believe that ( kinda ) because i am a christian, in some ways i think that astrology and numerology can help us figure out things.

i was on youtube a few minutes ago and i found this video on september 11, 2001

heres the link :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvwW2912o3A


if u cant see it, just go to youtube and type in " creepy facts about september 11th
Nine answers:
Chaine de lumière
2008-09-12 19:12:04 UTC
What you are asking about is called magical thinking. There is no evidence that any of this works, let alone exists. What people often do not consider are simpler and more likely reasons for what happens in life. They want the least likely, unprovable magical event.



There is a philosophical and logical concept know as Occam's razor.

In effect, this rule states that if there exists more than one answer to a problem or a question, and if, for one answer to be true, well-established laws of logic and science must be re-written, ignored, or suspended in order to allow it to be true, and for the other answer to be true no such accommodation need be made, then the simpler——the second——of the answers is much more likely to be correct.



Here is an example of a problem:

The claim: that a person can cause an ordinary spoon to bend merely by looking at it, using psychic powers that have not been established and which would violate many known rules (conservation and transfer of energy, etc.) and cause those basic laws of science to be rewritten.



There are two explanations available: one says that these basic physical laws have been suspended in this case——a unique event never before known in history——and the other says that the performer has employed sleight of hand and/or deceptive optical principles and/or psychological misdirection to provide the illusion of the spoon bending without the use of ordinary physical force.



The second of the two explanations is much more likely to be true.
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2016-12-20 11:34:51 UTC
1
2008-09-12 12:07:57 UTC
Oh good grief...



Human beings have been trying to make sense out of the universe and their lives for thousands of years. People try to use direct experience of the physical world, including attaching cause-and-effect relationships to natural events. Like saying that because one was born at a certain time of the year (the Earth was in a certain position relative to the other planets and the Sun), one's life will go this way or that.

Similarly, mystical qualities have been ascribed to numbers and 'magic' combinations of numbers showing up in one's life.



The church going folks, on the other hand, declare everything begins and ends with an almighty diety (God) and anything else is a distraction. Some even go so far as to try and frighten people by saying "You'll go to hell" or "The work of the Devil" as if making such declarations somehow makes their beliefs real.



Short answer: no. Witchcraft is a derivative of old-order Nature/Earth centered religions. Faiths originating in the Middle East (Christianity among them) have been trying to stomp out nature religions for a very long time and haven't succeeded yet. Declaring they're "evil" is just one method of attack.
Miss 6
2008-09-12 14:10:54 UTC
Astrology and Numerology is not witchcraft or the work of the devil.

The fact that there is 11 letters in each name doesn't really mean that much what means more is what they add up to. Not so much that there are 11 letters in each name. Its what each name adds up to.



Astrology and Numerology are just tools used as guides to understanding certain things.
Jane
2016-03-15 06:17:34 UTC
It may be bogus, or fun, or valuable or interesting...I honestly don't know but I do think it's ignorant for people to immediately jump in and pronounce it the work of the devil. There is nothing wrong with alternative medicine as long as no puts their life in danger by refusing medical attention when necessary. I study Tarot and I am not a Satanist, or posessed, or allowing demons into my life.
Julia M
2008-09-12 12:55:46 UTC
Well your God is a capable creator, obviously he made things make sense. Including the planets and people's personality traits.



But I'm a pagan so I wouldn't know what you want to hear.
Laro
2008-09-12 13:42:10 UTC
that is a good question so I starred

I stopped and could not watch it
Ambivalence
2008-09-12 12:02:10 UTC
Only the players know the truth, we are just at the gate waiting too get on the ride...
Melissa
2008-09-12 12:01:13 UTC
Its supposed to be the work of the devil. The bible says to stay away from seeking out things "unnatural".


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