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This article is from the Scientific Skepticism FAQ, by Paul Johnson Paul@treetop.demon.co.uk with numerous contributions by others.

7.4: Does astrology work?

No. A number of studies have been done which have failed to find any
predictive power in astrology. Psychologists have also done studies
showing that people will agree with almost any statement made about
them provided that it is a mild compliment. Hence testimonials and
personal impressions about how accurate a horoscope is are not
evidence that astrology works. See also section 0.9 on cold reading.

One report about research into astrology is:
Carlson, Shawn. (1985) "A double-blind test of astrology",
Nature, 318 (Dec. 5), 419-425.

Arguments against this position can be found in the alt.astrology FAQ.

 

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