From an article titled "Why do we still believe in Astrology":
... the entire system does everything it can to remove us from being
present with our situation. Instead of dealing with our own
insecurities, fears and uncertainties, we turn to the cosmos for a
reason. And there is certainly no dearth of folk ready to offer one
up.
Perhaps the best response I’ve heard to this mindset was given by
actor/writer Seth Macfarlane last week. Having discussed the random
nature of the universe in his new show, ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,’
starring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Maher asked him how he replies when
someone says to him, ‘You know, everything happens for a reason.’
Without missing a beat, Macfarlane replied,
This was not the coffee that I ordered!
http://bigthink.com/21st-
... the entire system does everything it can to remove us from being
present with our situation. Instead of dealing with our own
insecurities, fears and uncertainties, we turn to the cosmos for a
reason. And there is certainly no dearth of folk ready to offer one
up.
Perhaps the best response I’ve heard to this mindset was given by
actor/writer Seth Macfarlane last week. Having discussed the random
nature of the universe in his new show, ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,’
starring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Maher asked him how he replies when
someone says to him, ‘You know, everything happens for a reason.’
Without missing a beat, Macfarlane replied,
This was not the coffee that I ordered!
http://bigthink.com/21st-
