Rebel Uranian
Well-known member
I've seen tons of cognitive bias when determining whether or not a chart reading is correct. The best way to avoid this is to memorize one or another list of informal fallacies.
If you don't mind (or even if you do,) I'm going to rant about my issues for legitimate educational purposes. I mean, seriously, I'd rather not rant since it makes me sound wussy, but I have to:
Once I was learning astrology and getting my chart read. People said things like "needing a lot of alone time" and "more receptive than expressive." Of course I need a lot of alone time, but I thought that I should say I didn't because I didn't think I needed any more than anyone else, because I mean everyone is exactly like me inside, they're just more conformist and therefore I am cooler. But more receptive than expressive? What does that mean? I listen more than I talk, I tend to subconsciously try to dominate more than submit, I think more than I feel... We cannot make yin-yang blanket statements. I just assumed the opposite blanket statement, which would be that I am more expressive than receptive, because minus (upon investigation, apparently extreme) introversion and a couple of other things, of course I'm more expressive. After all, I can't tell how much I talk relative to other people because I'm not around other people all the time, but I remember people saying that I talked too much a couple of times and I am really worried about talking too much so it must be true. Of course, talking a lot sometimes and not at all on other times is normal, provided that no amount of time is specified. But most people don't know that.
Of course, I initially thought it was a miracle that they were specific enough to say that I feel more than think when I'm clearly rational and it's essentially a character trait of mine, or that I have illusions. But some things apply to all of humanity, including irrationality and having illusions, and the people who pretend that they are not irrational and do not have illusions (while certain supposed Neptune types, such as me do) are not only irrational and eluded but delusional, as I have given plenty of proof here muahahaha.
TL;DR: Learn decent basic inductive logic before you do chart readings or use chart readings to avoid cognitive bias.
If you even merely skimmed this thread, please click the following links!!!
Subconscious cold reading, Warm reading (read these especially if you're a practicing astrologer)
Fallacies (alternative link)
If you don't mind (or even if you do,) I'm going to rant about my issues for legitimate educational purposes. I mean, seriously, I'd rather not rant since it makes me sound wussy, but I have to:
Once I was learning astrology and getting my chart read. People said things like "needing a lot of alone time" and "more receptive than expressive." Of course I need a lot of alone time, but I thought that I should say I didn't because I didn't think I needed any more than anyone else, because I mean everyone is exactly like me inside, they're just more conformist and therefore I am cooler. But more receptive than expressive? What does that mean? I listen more than I talk, I tend to subconsciously try to dominate more than submit, I think more than I feel... We cannot make yin-yang blanket statements. I just assumed the opposite blanket statement, which would be that I am more expressive than receptive, because minus (upon investigation, apparently extreme) introversion and a couple of other things, of course I'm more expressive. After all, I can't tell how much I talk relative to other people because I'm not around other people all the time, but I remember people saying that I talked too much a couple of times and I am really worried about talking too much so it must be true. Of course, talking a lot sometimes and not at all on other times is normal, provided that no amount of time is specified. But most people don't know that.
Of course, I initially thought it was a miracle that they were specific enough to say that I feel more than think when I'm clearly rational and it's essentially a character trait of mine, or that I have illusions. But some things apply to all of humanity, including irrationality and having illusions, and the people who pretend that they are not irrational and do not have illusions (while certain supposed Neptune types, such as me do) are not only irrational and eluded but delusional, as I have given plenty of proof here muahahaha.
TL;DR: Learn decent basic inductive logic before you do chart readings or use chart readings to avoid cognitive bias.
If you even merely skimmed this thread, please click the following links!!!
Subconscious cold reading, Warm reading (read these especially if you're a practicing astrologer)
Fallacies (alternative link)
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! Opinions are like butt*****; everybody has one as the saying goes. The awesome thing about astrology is that if we try, really try to learn our stuff, we can affect people's lives in such a positive way! There is an awesome responsibility in what we do too; not unlike a doctor, it's inherent when charts are being interpreted.
