PrepTest 53, Section 2, Question 25
Occultist: The issue of whether astrology is a science is easily settled: it is both an art and a science. The scientific components are the complicated mathematics and the astronomical knowledge needed to create an astrological chart. The art is in the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols into a coherent statement of their relevance to an individual.
Occultist: The issue of whether astrology is a science is easily settled: it is both an art and a science. The scientific components are the complicated mathematics and the astronomical knowledge needed to create an astrological chart. The art is in the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols into a coherent statement of their relevance to an individual.
Occultist: The issue of whether astrology is a science is easily settled: it is both an art and a science. The scientific components are the complicated mathematics and the astronomical knowledge needed to create an astrological chart. The art is in the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols into a coherent statement of their relevance to an individual.
Occultist: The issue of whether astrology is a science is easily settled: it is both an art and a science. The scientific components are the complicated mathematics and the astronomical knowledge needed to create an astrological chart. The art is in the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols into a coherent statement of their relevance to an individual.
The reasoning in the occultist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
presumes, without providing justification, that any science must involve complicated mathematics
incorrectly infers that a practice is a science merely from the fact that the practice has some scientific components
denies the possibility that astrology involves components that are neither artistic nor scientific
incorrectly infers that astronomical knowledge is scientific merely from the fact that such knowledge is needed to create an astrological chart
presumes, without providing justification, that any art must involve the synthesis of a multitude of factors and symbols
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