FaceBook and Diversity of Thought

You are probably like me in this respect.  I have friends and relatives that I love but absolutely disagree with about important topics like politics, religion, or even fashion and TV programs.  Like they say, there's no accounting for taste.  Many of these folks are on FaceBook and talk about things I may disagree with.  For example, one is a professional astrologer; others are professional skeptics.  So, it's a matter of diplomacy, like having Thanksgiving dinner with some relatives you disagree with. 

My dad is one of those life-long scientists who never had a good word to say about astrology, in fact never investigated it and dismisses it as nonsense.  He's a retired oceanographer, who worked on plate tectonics back in his day.  He's been thinking about the increased seismic activity in the Pacific Rim and about the effect of planets on tides.  Right now there is an unusual alignment of planets causing rare tides.  (One of his many interests is astronomy, so he is more aware of this than most of us).  He mentioned last night his new idea that this planetary alignment, which is strong enough to affect tides, could also possibly affect seismic activity.  I had to laugh because that is pretty much what the Astrologist has been saying all along.

Is this a case where polar opposites agree?