Tropical Paradox (was Replies to Sateesh)

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Dear Sateesh,

 

In a message dated 00-05-04 09:30:02 EDT, you write:

 

> Many thanks for your reply - I did not know this was done, and that's new to

> me :-) .

>

> " Someone born on the first day of summer is a Cancer, and

> > somone born on the first day of winter is a Capricorn, right? " and

they'll

> > say yes, because they tie their zodiac to the seasons. Then point out to

> > them that the first day of summer in one hemisphere is the first day of

> > winter in the other. How can two people born on the same day be born in

> > opposite signs? "

 

Actually, the Tropical Zodiac ties the " signs " only to the Northern

Hemisphere's seasons. This strikes me as very silly, but to be expected,

since the people who invented the Tropical Zodiac didn't know that the earth

is round, didn't know about the southern hemisphere, and didn't know what

caused the seasons to change.

 

Later,

Kevin