What is the science or real hard research-type evidence is there behind the Chinese zodiac?

I have a lot of friends that are into astrology and they swear up and down about the legitimacy behind the Chinese zodiac, i see many inconsistencies behind it. I'm open to what other peoples knowledge for my question.





Thank You|||Look at the first 3 words from wiki "once upon a time"............dont most fairy tales begin with something like that.





Once upon a time, the Jade Emperor thought it'd be better to assign an animal to each year so people could more easily remember the Zodiac cycle. So he decided to hold a meeting with all the animals and he would choose 12 of them to be the Zodiac animals.|||Chinese birth year animal signs are a part of the culture, but are not considered as serious astrology in the Chinese culture and community. For fun, it's okay, but do not buy too much into it.





Similarly, the experts of Western Zodiac will tell you that the Western Sun signs alone are too shallow and inaccurate.





These shallow and inaccurate things give astrology a bad name. But people can't resist picking them up. And they quickly claim they know astrology.





In the West, vast majority of people can't get beyond the Chinese birth year animal signs. They thought the animal signs represent Chinese astrology. This is purely ignorant, and is very sad.





Don't be mislead. This is the entire point.





If you are really serious about seeking astrology help in understanding your life-time trends, pick one astrology approach, go "deep", and have it done right. You can judge for yourself afterward.





The real approaches of Chinese astrology are Ba Zi and Zi Wei Dou Shu. They each has 2,000 years of history. They are being practiced in the Chinese ethnic communities around the world.|||Swearing up and down doesn't make something true. The only thing astrology has ever accomplished is transferring money from the deceived to the deceiver.|||"science or real hard research-type evidence "





ZERO...|||http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/16844鈥?/a>