It is said that the constellation is superstition. Why do you still feel accurate?

I have a friend who believes in the constellation very much. I checked the constellation every week. I want to see how the fortune is. Is there a peach blossom or a villain? lucky.

In contrast, I also have a friend who scoffs about constellation, divination, Tarot cards, etc. I think these things are just superstitious, just children can play with children. Adults still have to believe in science.

Believe that you, like me, there will be two friends in life, so who's right and who is wrong with these two views? Let me talk to you about this topic today.

First, why is the constellation analysis not reliable?

First of all, you can tell you for sure that the analysis of constellations is not reliable. Why? Because the constellation itself is not very reliable.

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The twelve constellations we know now belong to the zodiac constellation. Its division can be traced back to the Babylonian era, but! Because the stars in the sky, including the earth, are constantly moving, their relative positions have changed, and the date of constellations has also changed. For example, Capricorn, Capricorn's date is 12.22-01.20, but now, the date has become 01.19-02.15.

Especially for students at the junction of the two constellations, it is likely that it is a constellation when birth, and now it becomes another constellation, which is a bit embarrassing.

Second, even though, why is it still accurate?

Friends who believe in constellation analysis usually have a feeling: "I God, how can he say so accurately", "Ah, this is completely my true portrayal", then, what's going on? Intersection Why do the constellations often make you feel accurate?

In fact, it makes you feel that it is really simple. It only needs the content of the constellation prediction to meet the Banam effect and confirm the prejudice.

1. Barnum effect

The Barnum effect was a psychological phenomenon proven by a psychologist Betlen Fooler in 1948. It is named after the acrobatist Banam, and believes that everyone will easily believe in a general, general, general nature Personality description is particularly suitable for him. Even if this description is very empty, it still believes that it reflects his personality, even if he is not such a person at all.

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This experiment was done at the time. He found a lot of students and gave these students a paragraph of the same text:

You want to be loved by others, and you are strict with yourself or even fascinating;

Although there are some defects, in general, you have a way to make up for it;

You have considerable undevelopment potential and have not played in daily life;

Seemingly tough and strict self -discipline outside, covering the heart of softness and anxiety;

Sometimes you are outgoing, affinity, good at communication, and sometimes you are introverted, cautious and silent ...

Forter lets students judge whether these descriptions are in line with themselves, and scored from 0 to 5 according to accuracy. The final overall results are as high as 4.26 points, which means that everyone thinks that these descriptions basically meet themselves.

This is the secret that constellation analysis makes you feel very accurate. These analysis often uses ambiguous languages, and most of them are more positive, encouraged, and positive words. Because everyone wants to become better, naturally, they will naturally tend to believe in the description of these positive energy.

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When you look at the constellation analysis next time, you can try to jump out of your constellation and find a description that is not your own constellation. You will be surprised to find that, hey, it seems to be quite consistent.

2. Proof bias

Confirmation prejudice means that when people establish a certain belief or concept, we tend to find information that can prove this concept, and those views that may overthrow this belief will be ignored by us.

Those constellations have fallen into the confirmation bias of the constellation. We know how to modify it, and there must be some descriptions in the constellation analysis. The beliefs of the constellation, these inconsistent contents are often ignored by you, only pay attention to those content that can be proven. You can say that your brain has built a trap for you so that you can not extricate yourself.

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Confirmation prejudice can be said to be the most extensive psychological effect. Everyone will believe in something more or less, but those things will inevitably include unreasonable content. Of course, unreasonable is wrong. The discussion is not today's theme, so I won't say much.

Third, there is no need to go to the black constellation, and even the people who despise the constellation

Although the "bad things" of many constellations mentioned earlier, they are not attacking the constellations, just in the popular science knowledge.

For the constellation, I think a relatively healthy attitude is that you should not believe it too much (on the B station, the video of the constellation will be prompted "this content is for entertainment only, please do not trust"), and do not depreciate too much. After all, constellations are a good means of social ice breaking and entertainment. When everyone just knows, ask each other to get closer to each other, and then start more dialogue and communication. Usually, with friends and colleagues, they can also be with friends and colleagues. Talking about the constellation, why not?

Author: Wang Apple

Review: Fan Chunlei References:

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