Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Why astrologers don't .... Oops
A page from the Aberree's regular astrology column, November 1964 issue.
I pulled this out to show why astrologers normally stick to vague predictions. This page contains several specific predictions, which I was debunking thoroughly....
Racial tension. Not a prediction, just news.
Stock market down! Oops.
Goldwater wins in a landslide! Oops.
Khrushchev deposed! Oooooo...............No. UNOOPS. EXACTLY RIGHT.
Nikita didn't actually have a stroke, but he was removed on the pretext of poor health and old age on Oct 14 1964. The fact was reported in the West on Oct 15.
Here's where it gets tricky. Hart was good about Showing His Work. He described the process of putting out the paper several times. The November issue would be gathered over several months, edited and VariTyped in the first week of October, printed in the second week, collated and mailed in the third week of October. Goal, reach the subscriber's mailbox near Nov 1.
This particular article was longer than most, and Hart commented on the rare length in his editorial for the issue. He thought it was an especially important and well-built set of prophecies, worthy of recording for future examination. So the article probably got VariTyped earlier than the rest.
Was it possible to slip in a news item that happened on the 15th? Barely. Would have required reprinting one page and postponing the collation. On the edge.
Would Hart pull such a trick? No. Entirely out of character ... except ... that Hart himself was getting ill at that time, was preparing to close down the paper, and had an actual stroke somewhere around the end of 1964. So "out of character" is also on the edge given the date.
I pulled this out to show why astrologers normally stick to vague predictions. This page contains several specific predictions, which I was debunking thoroughly....
Racial tension. Not a prediction, just news.
Stock market down! Oops.
Goldwater wins in a landslide! Oops.
Khrushchev deposed! Oooooo...............No. UNOOPS. EXACTLY RIGHT.
Nikita didn't actually have a stroke, but he was removed on the pretext of poor health and old age on Oct 14 1964. The fact was reported in the West on Oct 15.
Here's where it gets tricky. Hart was good about Showing His Work. He described the process of putting out the paper several times. The November issue would be gathered over several months, edited and VariTyped in the first week of October, printed in the second week, collated and mailed in the third week of October. Goal, reach the subscriber's mailbox near Nov 1.
This particular article was longer than most, and Hart commented on the rare length in his editorial for the issue. He thought it was an especially important and well-built set of prophecies, worthy of recording for future examination. So the article probably got VariTyped earlier than the rest.
Was it possible to slip in a news item that happened on the 15th? Barely. Would have required reprinting one page and postponing the collation. On the edge.
Would Hart pull such a trick? No. Entirely out of character ... except ... that Hart himself was getting ill at that time, was preparing to close down the paper, and had an actual stroke somewhere around the end of 1964. So "out of character" is also on the edge given the date.Labels: Aberree
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