The guy said it was astrology.
I met a guy and invited him to my dinner party the next day. He arrived, sat down and after a while, he did his thing. His 'thing' was correctly naming most or all guests' birth signs. About a dozen people were there.
He probably asked permission, nice guy that he was, but no matter.
He credited his feat to observing facial features only. He said it was a type of astrology.
Yes there are ways to do it, and this is mostly not about that.
In addition to acknowledging techniques known to magicians etc, I wonder what experiment/study might emerge if someone qualified wished to investigate the claim according to principles of logic, if not the scientific method.
Since he said it was about facial features I thought for starters, how about....
Photograph facial features of say 100 people per birth sign. Pics to be taken from maybe 10 (?) different angles. Angles which capture face features deemed most productive by designers of the study.
Thats a rough idea, of course open to improvement.
So this post is meant to be about how to investigate (?), discussing design of such a study. *
If no similarities were found it could be a stake in the heart of that guys claim about astrology, not that everyone needs that.
If some consistent similarities were found according to birth sign, it would absolutely conclusively prove beyond any shadow of doubt that some consistent similarities were found according to birth sign.
Either way it might make be good for conversation at some dinner party.
Any suggestions for such a study? I doubt I would take it on. Call it a thought experiment if you wish.
If nothing else, based on experience, the range of responses could make writing this OP worthwhile.
Dont hold back your views, I'm counting on you ;-)
Thanks in advance!
* In case you missed it or forgot, this is meant to be about how to investigate (?), and or discussing design of such a study.
and enjoying the range of responses
I met a guy and invited him to my dinner party the next day. He arrived, sat down and after a while, he did his thing. His 'thing' was correctly naming most or all guests' birth signs. About a dozen people were there.
He probably asked permission, nice guy that he was, but no matter.
He credited his feat to observing facial features only. He said it was a type of astrology.
Yes there are ways to do it, and this is mostly not about that.
In addition to acknowledging techniques known to magicians etc, I wonder what experiment/study might emerge if someone qualified wished to investigate the claim according to principles of logic, if not the scientific method.
Since he said it was about facial features I thought for starters, how about....
Photograph facial features of say 100 people per birth sign. Pics to be taken from maybe 10 (?) different angles. Angles which capture face features deemed most productive by designers of the study.
Thats a rough idea, of course open to improvement.
So this post is meant to be about how to investigate (?), discussing design of such a study. *
If no similarities were found it could be a stake in the heart of that guys claim about astrology, not that everyone needs that.
If some consistent similarities were found according to birth sign, it would absolutely conclusively prove beyond any shadow of doubt that some consistent similarities were found according to birth sign.
Either way it might make be good for conversation at some dinner party.
Any suggestions for such a study? I doubt I would take it on. Call it a thought experiment if you wish.
If nothing else, based on experience, the range of responses could make writing this OP worthwhile.
Dont hold back your views, I'm counting on you ;-)
Thanks in advance!
* In case you missed it or forgot, this is meant to be about how to investigate (?), and or discussing design of such a study.
and enjoying the range of responses
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