At the same time, I'm not a disbeliever.
I think every argument I've seen against astrology on this thread has basically gone like this, "I don't think astrology is true. I mean, why would the stars have any correlation with our personalities! It hasn't been scientifically proven..."
Considering that last sentence has been the most highly represented argument, and that astrology is not really scientifically falsifiable or verifiable, it's a moot point. That anyone would even use it... well, let's not go there...
From my view of things, everyone has just been babbling on from their preconceived notions.
I'm not sure whether I've even heard the sound of an open mind on this thread, aside maybe from ragashree's (but I didn't really read his/her posts to carefully, so...).
I think the most telling example is here:
Why? Because there is nothing more to learn from the universe than physical laws and how they interact.
Really? Is this so?
This is a very clear explanation of a very particular cosmological view of the world. And I think it's clear that all those who have argued against the veracity of astrology have basically held this same view. This is not surprising, for, if one holds rigidly to this particular cosmological view, there is no way one will be open to the possibility of astrology being true. (One will also be closed to any signs in one's life as having any inherent meaning whatsoever, outside of the individual's subjective interpretation, and, moreover, be closed to the idea that
anything whatsoever is inherently meaningful, outside of individual subjective interpretation.)
It's important to note that this cosmological view has come to be the dominant cosmological view in our world. It's also important to note that it has its own geneaology, and that this geneaology can be clearly studied in a historical manner. Furthermore, it is just one of many different cosmological views that human beings have held throughout time, and, just like all the others, has a high likelihood of change. Unless one believes that this single cosmological view, which is but one of many, many, many different cosmological views that have been held by various human societies throughout history, will never change, and will hold dominance from now til either the end of mankind or forever (and honestly, the nihilism often produced by this cosmological view will likely be just as much a reason for our demise, if it comes about, as any other cosmological view that's out there), then you believe this cosmological view will eventually change, and lose its dominant grip over the imagination of mankind.
I, like everybody else, am not sure what will unfold, but I would put my money on a bet for change over a bet for permanence most any day.
Some things change, some things stay the same.
Cosmological views, throughout human history, have changed.