Why does your horoscope seem so accurate? Is it possible to believe and not believe in something at the same time? And is Mike a classic Gemini?
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I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Mike Mann, and you're listening to.
No stupid questions today on the show.
What's going on with the rising interest in astrology and the occult?
Who is buying crystals around the corner from Angela Duckworth's house?
Repeatedly?
Mike, we have this amazing question from anonymous, and it goes like this.
Hi, Angela and Mike.
I have a question about young people's rising interest in astrology and the occult.
Are you on the edge of your seat yet, Mike?
Yes, I actually am.
Now.
I'm a 37 year old man with a 26 year old sister.
My sister is smart, well educated, and she knows how to think critically.
In spite of this, she believes strongly in astrology, and she has a growing collection of crystals that she says bring things like luck and wealth into her life.
Her friends seem to be increasingly self identifying as witches.
The whole thing seems so silly to me.
They don't seem to experience any cognitive dissonance over the fact that they believe in the scientific method, but also think that, quote, charging rose quartz, unquote, will help them find inner peace.