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Originally Posted by chillrob
No way on the last statement here. Anyone who bases their personal (non-astronomical) decisions on where Jupiter is in the sky can't be very smart. Even if those guys believed in some crazy stuff, I don't believe they based many decisions on them. Astrology was less thoroughly disproven in Newton's day. Alchemy of some sort is possible (human controlled nuclear reactions can change one element into another). Telepathy is vaguely defined, and while I personally don't believe in it, I think it's more likely to be true than is astrology.
I have a family member who is almost certainly one the smartest people I personally know who believes in astrology to the point of reading dozens of books on the subject, constructing people’s charts, etc
Extremely well rounded as far as knowing about economics/finance, history, aced Calculus, yada yada
Insanely large vocabulary with a huge interest in etymology
They were a private practice physician in one of the most competitive and well-paid specialties. Near the top of their class throughout med school and very high percentile scores on MedCAT test.
It’s crazy to me, but certain people can compartmentalize their faith/belief/personal psychology.