I don't understand--if it can't predict who will have which personality traits based on birth information, what exactly do you use it for?
Is that what the test from the Wikipedia link was testing for?
(I'm doing this all from my phone, so I didn't look at the link.)
I just figured that by "predict", they were talking about astrology's efficacy (or lack thereof) in foretelling future events (which some believe it can be used for).
Was I wrong about this?
If so, and it was about predicting personality traits, I would have to see the methodology.
I think it's a particular trait of Ni to catch errors in experiment's methodologies.
Always been good at it.
Is it just a personality categorization system with no objective variables, like typology?
I was gunna preempt Jag by just putting
here, but, considering he already responded and refrained, I'll consider playing along in your little Ti terminology game.
Ehh, here goes nothing:
I can't say I'm certain what you mean here by objective variables...
The difference is that Jungian type categories can't be tested and thus have no objective value. They're just one way of many to group personalities.
Can't be tested = no objective value =
What?
Are you saying things that can't be tested can't be true?
Astrology claims an objectively measurable connection between birth information and personality traits. If it didn't do that, it would be functionally identical to typology and I'd have no problem with it.
I'm not sure it ever claims to be "objectively measurable"...
Hence why I said it's not verifiable or falsifiable.
The fact of the matter is: it's very difficult to measure qualities....