{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Astrological Musings","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings","author_name":"Lynn Hayes","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/author\/lynnhayes","title":"Astrology and Pseudoscience - Astrological Musings","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jsvNmKaRe6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2007\/03\/astrology-and-pseudoscience.html\">Astrology and Pseudoscience<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2007\/03\/astrology-and-pseudoscience.html\/embed#?secret=jsvNmKaRe6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Astrology and Pseudoscience&#8221; &#8212; Astrological Musings\" data-secret=\"jsvNmKaRe6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I&#8217;ve been thinking about the classification of astrology as a &#8220;pseudoscience&#8221; ever since the now well-known study appeared that indicated an &#8220;unsettling growth&#8221; in the belief in pseudoscience such as astrology and visits by extraterrestrial aliens. In the first place, the lumping together of astrology with extraterrestrial alien visits is puzzling, but this is likely&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/imgsrc.hubblesite.org\/hu\/db\/2005\/12\/images\/a\/formats\/web_print.jpg"}