Introduction

It should not come as a surprise when one reads the title of this blog and finds a strong correlation between the three terms present therein. Astrology as understood by most common people is, in a manner, associated with the upholding of religious beliefs, and science as understood by the same common people is, in a manner, associated with denouncing of religious beliefs. The fundamental fallacy in this understanding is that astrology and science are apparently perceived as contradicting each other, centered around religion which people uphold as the highest and the most sacred institution in human life. The objective of this blog to throw light upon the fundamental correlation between astrology and science and to derive a logical deduction as to how these two gave birth to religion (religious practices and beliefs, to be accurate). At the end of this blog, most people will be left with more questions than answers, which they will have derived from this blog. The objective of this blog is not only to present logical and scientific facts explored way back in the history, but also to invoke the people to uncover the vast amount of scientific knowledge that has got lost or distorted over the passage of time.

Before we deal with the subject matter, the basic definitions of the three terms present in the title need to be stated.

The Wikipedia defines Astrology in the following way: Astrology (from Greek ἄστρον, astron, "constellation, star"; and -λογία, -logos, "the study of") is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details can provide information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters. The distortion of the definition is ironically evident within itself. The Greek etymological meaning clearly defines astrology, in general, as the study of stars. In fact, when one searches the same Wikipedia and comes across such terms as astrological age, precession of equinoxes, tropical astrology, sidereal zodiac etc., one clearly understands that this has got more to do with astrology as a science of universe rather than a mere system of predictions based on stars.

Religion can be defined as an institution erected by human-beings upholding a system wherein one or more supernatural, personified figures are adulated, which serves as a means of accepting and justifying facts for which there seem no logical and scientific explanations. Religion also encompasses traditions and practices which arise out of faiths or beliefs in this religious institution, whether blind or logical. As the blog progresses we shall see how the scientific facts have been misinterpreted and wrongly propagated, whether deliberately or ignorantly, over the passage of time, so as to transform the religion from a divine and pure concept to a corrupt practice.

And finally we define science; a seemingly modern term which one can define as the study of nature and its laws.

This blog aims at explaining the fundamental correlation between science and astrology and how religion emerged as a byproduct, when the former two got split.