Preliminary Objection:
If we sell what we do not believe we are hypocrites.
Heart Of The Matter:
Tarot & Company have survived to this day in the face of opposition from
every quarter, from religion to science and everything in between.
These meme complexes use memes such as "Predict the future" to infect.
Without such a meme the entire complex would have become extinct a long
time ago. We could learn alot from these "psuedo-sciences".
Mathematics, on the other hand, is officially sanctioned by the powers
that be, offers high-paying jobs, and so on, and yet only a small
portion of the population understands it.
David Leeper
Homo Deus