Can the constellation be trusted _ Can the constellation be trusted Zhihu?

Let me state my opinion first. My opinion is that constellations are not credible.

The vast universe contains countless secrets. Our ancestors also completed the miracle of life from animals to adults under the brilliant starry sky.

For hundreds of millions of years, whenever people look up at the starry sky, the sun, moon, galaxy, stars and constellations are dazzling and fascinating.

Hence the theory of fate. Night, the stars are also, but can the stars really determine a person's life? I don't think there is right or wrong.

One. Goat, Aquarius, Pisces, Ramon, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Lion, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius. No more, no less, just twelve constellations, which are said to represent twelve personalities and twelve destinies. Is this credible? There are more than 6 billion people in the world. According to this theory, there are112 people in the world who have the same personality and destiny as you. This is incredible! The complexity of human character and the uncertainty of fate determine that this simple and arbitrary division is unscientific.

Two. Let's talk about the origin of the constellation first. "The constellation originated in Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations. The Babylonians divided the sky into many regions and called them "constellations", but at that time constellations were of little use and were rarely found and named. The constellation 12 on the ecliptic was originally used to measure time, not to represent people's character as it is now. " "Basically, grouping stars into constellations is a random process. There are different constellations made up of different stars in different civilizations-although some constellations made up of more conspicuous stars are roughly the same in different civilizations, such as Orion and Scorpio. " (The material comes from Baidu Encyclopedia) It can be seen that at the beginning of the birth of the constellation, it was only used to calculate time, and there was no fatalism in it. The formation of the constellation concept is also the result of human subjective creation-human beings give the constellation image and meaning according to their own imagination. Therefore, from the origin, the constellation is the product of human subjective imagination and has no fatalistic meaning and purpose. Logically speaking, it is unreasonable to use constellations to represent character and destiny.

Three. There is an environmental determinism, which holds that the different solar terms represented by the constellations at birth lead to different solar terms, and the different environment determines the later personality of the baby, which in turn determines the fate. This is a fallacy in itself. Because this theory doesn't work in places where the role of solar terms is not obvious. For example, in the tropical rain forest climate zone, "the average monthly temperature varies from 24 to 28℃ in a year, and generally does not exceed 5℃ in a year, especially in the ocean, and usually does not exceed 65,438+0℃." The annual precipitation can reach more than 2000 mm ... the seasons are evenly distributed and there is no dry season. "(material from Baidu Encyclopedia) People born in such places are born in almost the same environment. Is environmental determinism ok? Similar climates include polar climate, desert climate and so on. . . .

Four. I also start with environmental determinism. "Psychologist Watson [John Broadus Watson (1878- 1958), American psychologist, founder of behaviorism] and others believe that individual psychological development is the result of environmental influence or shaping, and what kind of environment has what kind of psychology and behavior." (Material from Baidu Encyclopedia) John pointed out that "psychological development is the result of environmental influence or shaping". Therefore, it is a process that the environment affects psychological development. "From the perspective of intellectual development, according to Bloom's research in the United States, if the intellectual development level of a boy aged 17 is 100, then at the age of 4, he has 50% intelligence, and at the age of 8, he has 80% intelligence." (The material comes from Baidu. ) What level of intelligence can you expect a baby to have within one year of birth, which makes Min feel affected by seasonal changes? This is obviously unrealistic. On the contrary, when he is mature in intelligence and forms his own outlook on life, the influence of social environment such as family, school, society and interpersonal relationship has a greater influence on his character formation.

Five. "If people want to make a difference in the activities of understanding and transforming the world, they must give full play to their subjective initiative, because: first, the essence and laws of things are hidden in phenomena. Only by giving full play to subjective initiative and using abstract thinking ability can people reveal the essence and laws of things through their phenomena, thus guiding people's actions correctly. Second, things will not automatically meet people's needs. Only when people give full play to their subjective initiative, take concrete actions and apply laws and conditions can they transform the world and create a better life. Third, in the process of understanding and transforming the world, people will inevitably encounter all kinds of difficulties and setbacks. Even a temporary loser needs a strong will and full enthusiasm, and needs a dynamic mental state. " (The material comes from Baidu Encyclopedia) It can be seen that fate has always been in your own hands!

To sum up, the sun, moon, galaxy, stars and constellations will always be beautiful and charming. But this beauty and charm can't sum up the complex character and unpredictable fate of human beings. Constellation and personality, constellation and marriage, constellation and prophecy are just romantic reverie when looking up at the night sky. Although absurd, but the pursuit of romance itself, is not a romantic thing?