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I totally agree. Although I must add, that I've recently shifted more towards the much more ancient and even much more prominent Astrology. Astrology is both far older and has a solidly proven track record, particularly in the field of finding compatible couples (as still used frequently in India).

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I'm honestly unable to figure out whether this is serious or not.

I believe the poster was making the fair point that something being ancient doesn't provide evidence of its efficacy. The point was being made in very much the same brashly satirical spirit as my initial aside.

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