The Sun's position on the ecliptic at the vernal equinox is not a "concept", it's a physical reality, recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And the astrology signs exist as a concept as recognized by thousands of years of human history dating back to Babylonia 2 BCE. Yes we understand that they're likely completely bogus, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This thread is so dumb. The signs, and the Sun's progression through them, are as real as anything else in the sky.

[–] Danitos@reddthat.com 0 points 2 years ago

Disagree on the semantics. Physical realities are concepts as well. "Energy", despite being an extremely useful physical measurement, is an abstract concept. "Physical realities" and "concepts" are not mutually exclusive nor antonymous words.

In this case, the Aries/vernal point is a concept used to define coordinate systems using physical measures from Earth.