# Does Chinese astrology have any validity?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 1, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chinese-astrology-have-any-validity/185638 "2003-07-01T19:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chinese-astrology-have-any-validity/185638/21 "2003-07-03T12:44:47Z")

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So how do you explain the fact that you can see these sorts of trends in kindergarten, even, when most of these kids have never seen each other in their lives before school?

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chinese-astrology-have-any-validity/185638/22 "2003-07-03T12:53:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CrazyCatLady \*  
> So how do you explain the fact that you can see these sorts of trends in kindergarten…

[Confirmation bias](http://www.skepdic.com/confirmbias.html) and [selective thinking.](http://www.skepdic.com/selectiv.html)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chinese-astrology-have-any-validity/185638/23 "2003-07-03T12:55:32Z")

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I think that should cover it.

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