Acharya Prashant critiques the widespread belief in astrology and the wearing of ritualistic items like rings and beads, noting that many who follow these practices lack basic scientific knowledge of planetary motion or physics. He addresses the common argument that since the moon affects ocean tides and the human body is seventy percent water, the moon must also influence the human mind. He dismisses this as a baseless argument, explaining that the moon's gravity acts on all matter, not just water, and its effect on the pressurized, compact fluids within the human body is negligible compared to internal blood pressure. He points out that if the moon could raise the water level in the body, it would also visibly raise the water level in a closed bottle, which does not happen.
