Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 31, 1997
August 30, 1997
September 01, 1997
Transcript:
Boopsie: Oh, no...I knew I should have stayed in bed... B.D.: Boopsie, when are you going to outgrow that garbage? Boopsie: Astrology is not garbage, B.D. ... B.D.: Boopsie, they've done studies proving it. They gave people the exact opposite of their real horoscopes, and they still felt perfectly described! Boopsie: B.D., astrology isn't about literal truth - it's about faith, about embracing ancient myths, about connecting with someothing bigger than yourself! It's like religion! B.D.: Wrong. In religion, you take responsibility! In astrology, you blow it off, because nothing's your fault! It's all determined at birth, right? Right? Well, am I right? Boopsie: "You will be personally attacked by someone close to you. Ignore him." B.D.: Boopsie? Hello? Anyone home?
It’s like anything in life. The more you live within its imagery and vocabulary, the more real it becomes because you begin to see the world through its lens. At that point it doesn’t matter whether the meaning conveyed is true or just a projection, because the simple act of questioning and thinking about reality is an end in itself