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Astrology was widely respected as a legitimate academic science until the Enlightenment

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Before we had the scientific method to ruin all the fun, looking at stars to predict plagues was considered peak academia. Universities across Europe taught astrology right alongside medicine and mathematics, until the Enlightenment rolled around and officially demoted it to the realm of tarot cards and crystal shops.

Astrology was widely respected as a legitimate academic science until the Enlightenment
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