The Birth of Christ: Exploding the Myth

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Summary: A Brillian Book
Review: I have never before encountered a book which sifts the little bits of truth from all the chaff concerning astrology. Prof. Seymour takes the results of the statistical analysis of astrology done by previous scientests and applies their empirical results to a theory based to modern astrophysics. No froufrou astral influences here, this book is based on hard science.

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Summary: Not very smart
Review: Seymour does not seem to know much about anything, although he does try to sound intellectual or knowledgeable. The general reader may not be able to detect his ignorance and may therefore be convinced by his arguments. But to those who know better, Seymour is not very smart, and this book can be safely ignored.

I would instead recommend books by Gordon Clark and Vincent Cheung. Search the web for "trinity foundation" and "vincent cheung", and I think you will find them. Cheung's books are free for download.

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Summary: Percy Seymour, The Birth of Christ
Review: The bones of the book involve a nice piece of archeological detective work determining a surprisingly exact time for the birth by providing a knowledge of the night sky of the times and a sympathetic understanding of the relevant cultures and thier approach to Astronomy/Astrology.

Seymour introduces many other ideas alongside the title theme, which, for my money, are the greater rewards of the book. (the nature of faith, knowledge and academia, man's place in the world, the neccessity of humility and so on...)

He writes in an accessable and interesting manner, snappy and to the point, the central ideas are clearly expressed and easily navigated.

Seymour discusses how the Earth's magnetic atmosphere is influenced by the movement of the Moon and the interplay betwen the planets and the Sun and develops a highly feasable and quite convincing argument for the confluence of biological and planetary activity.

He also looks at the statistical evidence for astrology.

'The Birth of Christ' provides a compelling challenge to the idea that all astrology is a nonsense and having been presented with a sound rationale, based on the evidence of science, i feel obliged to be more open minded than before i read the book.