Chris's 'spirit animal' -

[Pikonic]

So I recently learned about Primal Astrology, where you combine eastern and western zodiacs (I'm a hornet!) I decided to do one for Chris (using his birthday 24 FEB 1982) , turns out he's a tarsier. The results were quite interesting, with some parts being spot on and the others being a polar opposite. Here's the link

http://www.primalastrology.com/tarsier.html

I would love to gear some thoughts about this.

 

[AtroposHeart]

Before anyone gets into this astrology bullcrap. I would like to remind everyone of the Barnum/Forer affect.

Probably one of the most pervasive techniques in cold reading is the Barnum effect. It is named after P. T. Barnum, but is also known as the Forer effect, after the psychologist who first described it experimentally. The Barnum effect relies on the natural tendency of people to assign detail and specific meaning to generalized statements or events. Ideas can be presented in such a way that they are pretty much true for everyone or are all encompassing (such as "you are an extrovert but often introverted as well"). Sometimes the effect can be made to be more pronounced by tailoring it to a particular demographic, such as students, who would be more responsive to specifics, such as intellectual insecurities or academic issues, that may not apply to the wider public. The power of the Barnum effect lies in the tendency for people to not view these statements as generalizations. They instead seek out specific examples in their lives that match the generalization, and project the knowledge about this specific to the reader. With respect to cold reading, this allows a reader to start with vague statements to get their target comfortable and more willing to divulge the specifics needed for later.

Quoted from Rationalwiki

 

[DrChristianTroy]

Tarsiers are adorable and frightening all at once.

 

[Hyperion]

I think it would be the common Earthworm.

"Cyndi Johnson, Head Keeper at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, told us that since the only purpose an earthworm has is to move through the soil, she wouldn't classify them as particularly intelligent."

Sounds about right.

 

[DangDirtyTrolls]

People who still believe in astrology are almost as much of a lolcow as Chris

 

[Pikonic]

People who still believe in astrology are almost as much of a lolcow as Chris

Fair enough, but the thought of a hetrochromic tarsier with a blue and red stripe shirt makes me laugh.

 

[CatParty]

He's STRAIGHT.

 

[Hitler]

This is his spirit animal

 

[The Dude]

I always thought the animal that best fit Chris would be either a slug or sloth.

 

[Count groudon]

I kinda imagine his spirit animal being some sort of sloth/warthog hybrid

 

[CatParty]

Moss

 

[Pikonic]

Moss

Moss can take care of itself

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Panda, brother. The only way it can reproduce is when scientists make it breed, man.

 

[DangDirtyTrolls]

Panda, brother. The only way it can reproduce is when scientists make it breed, man.

So it was the scientists who were holding Chris back from finding a boyfriend-free girl. I knew it

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Panda, brother. The only way it can reproduce is when scientists make it breed, man.

So it was the scientists who were holding Chris back from finding a boyfriend-free girl. I knew it

You got that right, brother! The scientists were Hulkamaniacs, too, brother!

 

[Seahorses]

Dodo bird?

 

[Picklepower]

A donkey.

 

[Trombonista]

We did this already.

 

[hellbound]

Panda, brother. The only way it can reproduce is when scientists make it breed, man.

This is way too accurate. Solitary, immensely shy, looks harmless but lashes out at people who approach, sedentary, eats an absolute fuckton of nutritionally-poor food every day, can't be bothered to find a mate, and relies mainly on money and support from others to survive...

 

[DangDirtyTrolls]

This is way too accurate. Solitary, immensely shy, looks harmless but lashes out at people who approach, sedentary, eats an absolute fuckton of nutritionally-poor food every day, can't be bothered to find a mate, and relies mainly on money and support from others to survive...

The big difference being pandas are widely regarded as cute and worthy of preservation, which they graciously accept while looking adorable.