[Lucid:]

oooh, okay. I don't keep up with it, so I was under the impression that they were "newly formed" (and by that I mean probably zillions of years old, but the light just recently reaching us).
so if it's been there for ages, why the sudden change?

[Letiel]

Good heavens no. Granted the sky IS changing. There's a black hole in Cygnus eating the center star and everything but this "new" constellation has been around awhile.

People were just so content with the evenness of 12 to 12 months. This system set up for thousands of years didn't need to change. In truth the sun's path along the ecliptic isn't in each constellation equally so following a schedule is stupid. To know your exact sign you would have to consult star charts of the date.

[Flaria]

Originally Posted by Lucid

oooh, okay. I don't keep up with it, so I was under the impression that they were "newly formed" (and by that I mean probably zillions of years old, but the light just recently reaching us).
so if it's been there for ages, why the sudden change?

Amen to that! We like slow changes not sudden changes but we all never know with the world to day may lead us to.

[Agent Night]

I still don't know why we've suddenly decided to include Ophiuchus in the zodiac when it's been there all along...

[Letiel]

A system used for nearly 3000 years isn't about to be undone or altered just cause some astronomer says, "Um, look at this."

It's being changed now because the evidence is too hard to ignore. As for the sudden change, how do you slowly work a new constellation into a zodiac? You really don't.

[The Great Eagle Eye]

We could always just ignore the Zodiac and use the same science that's changing it to prove its superstitious pointless mumbo-jumbo. Throw that to the curb like the idea that the earth is flat...

[Agent Night]

You know there's a society in California that still believes that right?

[Misericorde]

Back gais!
I poofed. Made me a shoppe. <33

[The Great Eagle Eye]

Originally Posted by Agent Night

You know there's a society in California that still believes that right?

...

[/Adds California to the 'Genocide List'.]

...

If this keeps going, there won't be a world left after I purge the stupidity...

[Letiel]

OI, I'm the future Ruler of the World. You clear genocides with me.

[Agent Night]

Originally Posted by The Great Eagle Eye

If this keeps going, there won't be a world left after I purge the stupidity...

Isn't that kinda the point?

[The Great Eagle Eye]

@Letiel: Don't make me add you to the 'Genocide List'.

>_>

I care not for Kings, Queens, or Elected Officials...

[Agent Night]

What about ones elected by strange women lying in lakes handing out swords...?

[The Great Eagle Eye]

Originally Posted by Agent Night

What about ones elected by strange women lying in lakes handing out swords...?

Well that doesn't seem like an effective system of government!!

[Letiel]

*growls irritably* Regardless of your desires I WILL rule the world. I intend to be kind but to those who oppose me I will be ruthless and cruel

[Flaria]

Originally Posted by Agent Night

You know there's a society in California that still believes that right?

Not my home state! D: Which part of California that society is in?

@Eagle: Don't add my home state in. D: