Astrologers jump on Cox

I have not yet seen "Wonders of the Solar System", because it hasn't aired in America yet. It's a BBC astronomy documentary hosted by my friend Brian Cox, and from what I have heard is an extraordinary event. I can't wait to see it. Some folks, though, have a different opinion. Brian, like me, is an outspoken skeptic, and will brook no nonsense. In one episode of the show, he said, "...astrology is a load of rubbish." This is, of course, completely accurate. Astrology has no mechanism, no predictability, and no physical way of working. When tested even using its own standards it fails miserably. Astrology doesn't work, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. Just as obviously, those people who are selling something have taken umbrage at Brian's impolitic uttering of truth. They have started a Facebook page where they can get together and reinforce their silliness, make ...