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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is dumb. Dinosaurs looks are so diverse. He should have chosen a specific one.

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

At least narrow it down to clade, like just Theropods or something.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago (4 children)

That's like saying Huckleberry Finn doesn't exist. Just because it's made-up doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It exists as a concept which billions of people understand.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The Sun's position on the ecliptic at the vernal equinox is not a "concept", it's a physical reality, recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: how can Huckleberry Finn exist if our eyes aren't real?

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[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I think it is pretty clear in the context of the joke that they weren't saying the concept doesn't exist they were saying the attributes of the concept doesn't exist.

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I usually say "Ophiuchus"

Which is the official 13th zodiac sign that was removed because 13 is a "bad" number

[–] starman@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Actually it was not removed. It just wasn't on the ecliptic plane before standardisation in 1930.

Constellations on sky change from time to time thanks to axial precession.

[–] YoorWeb@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Username checks out.

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)
[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 22 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You don't have to steel it. It's a virtual picture. You can download it and share it with everyone, as often as you like, whenever you want. There's no cost attached in sharing data other than hardware and energy

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yep, OP ~~stole~~ distributed this meme.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

You wouldn’t download a meme.

[–] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Enjoy this FREE* meme

*Messaging and data rates may apply

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But....you mean...my nfts?

[–] explodicle@local106.com 7 points 9 months ago

Those are copy protected by nobody wanting them.

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[–] Kakaofruchttafel@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

Np, OP also stole it

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As a zodiac sign, no they do not.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Isn't it about time we do something about that? I'm going to write to my congressman.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I would argue that the zodiac is the proto-science of psychology.

This is people trying to find behavioral patterns

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 30 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Faulty pattern recognition isn't something we should be holding on to.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 15 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It is the alchemy to the chemistry is what they are saying

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So not at all based in science? Interesting as a historical curiosity but nothing more?

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 10 points 9 months ago

Interesting because of the psychological insights into not how all people are, but how people make up theories in general. Same way religion has scientific significance in an anthropological sense.

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[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Turns out you can make up any arbitrary distinctions and they just start existing. The question is if they severe any useful purpose.

I can make zodiac 2.0 exist by adding shoe size to distinguish between regular aquarius and aquarius without platypus (above EU 42 is with). So now the Zodiac 2.0 exists with the same predictive power as 1.0.

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

I'm disappointed none of these are Github links

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Considering how the universe is full of stuff circling around stuff circling around stuff circling around... the zodiac signs have moved over the last couple of millenias.

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[–] Swallowtail@beehaw.org 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The actual signs exist (get yourself a planisphere or a stargazing app, find some dark skies, and discover them for yourself!), it's just all the magic personality nonsense associated with them is bullshit.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago (7 children)

The signs don't exist. It's just a random collection of stars.

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[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Whatevs more freaky rock ladies for me

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[–] flathead@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

That's Capricorn is it? https://piped.video/watch?v=WIjBO26qjYM (Life of Brian - 3 wise men)

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (9 children)

Actually they do. The zodiac ~~sign~~ constellation of a day correspond to the constellation over which the sun while be at noon. So you do have a zodiac ~~sign~~ constellation associated to your day of bird. But depending on how your culture group stars in constellations you might be from a different zodiac. If you want to follow a classical westerner map of the sky, they will be 13 of them.

Also, note that the zodiac signs won't cut the year in equal parts. Some constellations are just bigger than other and the sun path across the sky changes more or less quickly from a day to another depending on the time of the year.

Edit : typo

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[–] LukeySixx@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

That made me spit out my coffee🤣

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