I agree,Bill. We have to take care in this.

"Has to be evaluated carefully." And to repeat one point,'evaluated' from which position? You are taking the position of the scientist who does the evaluating as beyond examination.

Instead of 'acquiring knowledge'( I take your point),I'm casting doubt on the scientific method being the only acceptable method of 'testing claims'.

'the accuracy of the observations'? Wouldn't be the case that the longer the period of accumulating data in a particular field, the mor ethey'd tend towards greater accuracy?

   'replicable' Repeatedly in interpreting horoscopes,the same elements (position of Sun,particular angular relatiuonships between given planets,etcetcetc give rise to the same or very similar or closely-related outcomes. A delicate balance between hard,pinpoint accuracy and uniqueness of every person/horoscope.






      Ivor