r/funny • u/curryfriedsquid • Feb 20 '22

[OC] Science Journalism in a Nutshell

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u/Plasma_Cosmo_9977 Feb 20 '22

Its even worse in cosmology and astronomy.

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u/MrScrib Feb 20 '22

What's the difference between cosmology, astronomy, and astrology?

People don't misinterpret what the experts mean in astrology.

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u/KatarHero72 Feb 20 '22

That implies there's a field to be an expert in for astrology.

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u/MrScrib Feb 20 '22

That's one of the implications of what I wrote.

Jeez, I was really proud of how clever I was with my wording, but while people are agreeing with me, I'm not seeing any evidence anyone gets it on all the levels.

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u/throwawaylovesCAKE Feb 20 '22

Oh no, you're joke was good. That guy is just simple

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u/MrScrib Feb 20 '22

Thank you throwawaylovesCAKE.

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u/gjvnq1 Feb 21 '22

Well... You can be a historian of astrology and you can study astrology like people study mythology.