Jostein GaarderIf you believed in Christianity or Islam it was called 'faith', but if you believed in astrology or friday the thirteenth it was Superstition!
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Astrology has always been a part of human beings' lives. It is not an irrational thing at all, it is not only Superstition, but the major belief of almost half the world's population. If you believe in astrology, it does not mean that you are superstitious. On the contrary, astrology is a science.
Astrologist do a lot of research on human beings and their nature before they cast a horoscope on a subject. They have to be scientific about everything they do so as to make an accurate prediction.
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