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leadership, energy, aggressiveness, courage, confidence, arrogance and belligerence. Itdoes not mean that every Aries person will have these attributes. It means that theprobability of an Aries person to have these attributes is higher than other Sun signs. Theactual figure of probability is not quoted so far, but only be calculated statistically from verylarge numbers of collected data.The uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics applies to astrology as well. The Sun signof a person means that the zodiac of the Sun sign, the Sun and the Earth are in line. Theenergy particles from the Sun sign zodiac and the Sun reach the Earth, and affect the peopleborn at that time. But, the energy particles on their way to the Earth can be impacted by theelectromagnetic fields and gravitational fields in the path, and the solar system as describedearlier. Thus there is some uncertainty how much of these energy particles can reach theEarth. Similarly, there are some uncertainties on the attributes assigned to the Sun signs.These attributes have been based on the collected data so far. How extensive the datacollection has been is not known and the attributes may change as more data are collected. Ifthe uncertainty of the energy flow is ΔE, and the uncertainty of the assigned attributes areΔA, thenΔE ΔA = astrology errorAs we see from Equation 1, the multiplication of the uncertainties of position andmomentum in quantum mechanics equals Planck’s constant divided by 2π. In case ofastrology, the values of astrology error and its constancy are not known. But, what isaccepted so far is that there is a margin of error in astrology analysis and prediction.The contextual attributes mentioned in quantum mechanics apply to astrology as well. If theastrology prediction is that a person is going to win some money, then for a poor personliving in poor neighborhood, winning $100 may be substantial and the neighbors mightcongratulate him. But, for a rich person living in rich neighborhood, this amount may beinsignificant and will go unnoticed by the neighbors. Hence, the effectiveness of theprediction depends on the environment and the observers.Conclusion"I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." - Richard P. Feynman, USphysicist.No one has yet claimed to understand quantum mechanics, but it has been successful so farin explaining the behavior of particles at the atomic and subatomic level. Einstein neveraccepted the probability theory of quantum mechanics. His famous saying – “God does notplay dice”. He had constant debate with Niels Bohr about quantum mechanics, but theyagreed that somehow quantum mechanics explains the behavior of atomic and subatomicparticles.Couldn’t the same thing be said about astrology? First thing that should be realized thatastrology is not certainty but probability. Second thing is that the astrology is based on thedata collected over a certain periods few thousand years ago. That data collection has notcontinued; hence astrology attributes have not been updated. Astrology has not been1846