Glossary term: 占星术
Description: 占星术是指通过天体在天空中的位置来预测人们生活中的未来事件的说法。占星术在大多数古代文化中都占有一席之地,在现代社会依然存在。然而,占星术没有任何科学依据:没有可行的因果机制,预测无法得到严格检验,而且解释也受到确认偏差的影响。
See this term in other languagesTerm and definition status: The original definition of this term in English have been approved by a research astronomer and a teacher The translation of this term and its definition is still awaiting approval
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