Astronomy Unit 44 If scientists are unable to explain UFO sightings this proves the UFO must be a spaceship from another world incorrect The first point of Aries the vernal equinox no longer in the constellation of Aries although most astrologers assume it still is there It moved because of precession of the Earth s axis Statistical studies would be needed to prove or disprove astrology since astrology only claims to predict what is likely to happen not what must happen One problem that scientists have with the UFO phenomena is they must deal with the reports of UFO s not the UFO s themselves correct A distinction between scientific creationism and science is that science attempts to find evidence that its assumptions are wrong Pseudoscience can be dangerous because consumers often lose their money on false promises real scientific discoveries are misrepresented it contributes to anti intellectual attitudes that exchange mysticism and magic for explanation and discoveries Since all planets were discovered in the distant past astrologers should have obtained empirical data on their effects Wrong astrological properties of Uranus Neptune and Pluto were not known until astronomers found these planets There is strong evidence to support the idea of ancient astronauts who visited the Earth incorrect The process of using scientific results to support a literal interpretation of the Bible is termed scientific creationism Scientific creationism poses the following danger to science it misinterprets scientific discovery in that it does not deal with evidence and ideas in a testable way When the then known planets clustered in Aquarius in 1524 AD the astrological prediction was made for extensive flooding This flooding occurred in many places Wrong the astrological predictions were wrong the season was drier than usual Velikovsky s ideas have always received a fair treatment from astronomers incorrect One of the reasons astrology is termed a pseudoscience is astrologers disagree on the interpretation or meaning of the planetary influences Since the Big Dipper is close to the zenith near midnight at the start of summer in the northern hemisphere the Big Dipper must cause summer to start here Wrong this is an example of an improper assumption of casual relationship A horoscope presents the positions of the planets the sun and the moon with respect to the stars at a given moment UFO literature must be pseudoscientific incorrect A scientific theory requires that there exist a consistent body of supporting evidence correct A pseudoscience is a body of hypotheses treated as true but without any consistent body of supporting experimental or observational evidence A science is a body of hypothesis based upon observation and experiment Catasterism probably encouraged astrology by its identification of stars with human like gods correct To cast a natal horoscope an astrologer needs to know the place time date of birth The aim of natal astrology is to establish a horoscope and interpret a horoscope To prepare a natal horoscope you need to know when and where a person was born Once the positions of the planets sun and moon are determined all astrologers agree on how to interpret the predictions incorrect