Here comes the newspaper and the first thing you do is look up the daily horoscopes page. A ritual as important as your first sip of coffee in the morning.
It does not matter if the rationalists rubbish horoscopes as pseudoscience.
It isn’t even important if a vedic birth chart does not adhere to well-founded scientific principles or evidence based plausibility, but what matters is it does seem to enrich the lives of many.
And sure enough it does that rather well.
Belief in the unknown realm is something we all go through. Whenever we are at crossroads in our life and find that things are going the other way – different than expected, what do we do?
We look for counsel, a celestial solace that will provide succor from our miseries.
Daily horoscopes provide us with assurance about our future. It is a road map to “help” us absolve ourselves from our present predicament.
Why do smart people believe in horoscopes even though they are good “rationalizers?”
This is difficult to explain since we know even Newton spent time tracking supernatural pursuits. It is said Newton was fascinated by light because he thought it embodied “the word of God.”
Solace lies within us, and our own ability to counsel ourselves is immense. There is no harm where we look for consolation as long as we can hear what we want to hear. It is all about feeling good about ourselves.
The Hindus know how to do it. They choose the time of marriage, purchase a house, or start a venture only after consulting an astrologer. For them, while choosing a partner for life, numerology compatibility is important too.
As Hindu astrologers say, “Do not hide behind self-denial, when your life is presented as an open book with vivid clarity in your horoscope.”
It is up to you to believe; but all the same, daily horoscopes will continue to be breakfast staple for thousands like you and me.
It does not matter if the rationalists rubbish horoscopes as pseudoscience.
It isn’t even important if a vedic birth chart does not adhere to well-founded scientific principles or evidence based plausibility, but what matters is it does seem to enrich the lives of many.
And sure enough it does that rather well.
Belief in the unknown realm is something we all go through. Whenever we are at crossroads in our life and find that things are going the other way – different than expected, what do we do?
We look for counsel, a celestial solace that will provide succor from our miseries.
Daily horoscopes provide us with assurance about our future. It is a road map to “help” us absolve ourselves from our present predicament.
Why do smart people believe in horoscopes even though they are good “rationalizers?”
This is difficult to explain since we know even Newton spent time tracking supernatural pursuits. It is said Newton was fascinated by light because he thought it embodied “the word of God.”
Solace lies within us, and our own ability to counsel ourselves is immense. There is no harm where we look for consolation as long as we can hear what we want to hear. It is all about feeling good about ourselves.
The Hindus know how to do it. They choose the time of marriage, purchase a house, or start a venture only after consulting an astrologer. For them, while choosing a partner for life, numerology compatibility is important too.
As Hindu astrologers say, “Do not hide behind self-denial, when your life is presented as an open book with vivid clarity in your horoscope.”
It is up to you to believe; but all the same, daily horoscopes will continue to be breakfast staple for thousands like you and me.
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