They have also been the justification for crusades, wich burning, science denial, Jew prosecutions and indulgencies.
I feel like it's a "part" or incomplete religion. I'm not sure where it came from but I could easily believe it was a part of a larger set of beliefs.
but plenty of Luke and Matthew underpin Christian ethics, and have been the justification for building schools, charities, hospitals, etc. for centuries.
people will hear what they want to hear, e.g. Loaves and Fishes vs. Angry Revaluation Jesus, but at least there is an attempt at altruism there.
Astrology has all of the woo woo mythology without attempting any sort of actual altruism, just inane categorization.