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But out of curiosity can you explain why you see astrology as valid?

The biggest part of it for me, is the misconception that the stars "effect" your personality. Ptolomey originally stated that:

"The placement of the celestial bodies in the heavens at any given moment in time reflects the nature of that moment, including the nature of an individual born in that moment."

Astrology, in that sense, is more of a prediction tool more than something that will directly influence or affect a person.

Next, was seeing how in depth it actually is. Looking past "horoscopes" and the FB posts that say "Aries - oh so sexy. Taurus - best kisser" and other overly vague and easily transferable traits, to the in-depth and specific qualities of each individual sign. 

After that, comes the different implications of your entire Natal Chart. The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the rest of the chart are all more specific than just looking at your Sun Sign alone. They can be very accurate in predicting the vast amount of qualities within a person. 

The reason I put a lot of belief in Astrology comes down to the vast number of times I've seen it be accurate. How I can meet someone new, look up their natal chart, and ramble on for 10 minutes about what it means, and be rather spot-on for them.

Another reason, is being able to understand what Astrology does and doesn't affect. Knowing Psychology, and how personality and behaviors are shaped, I can see the lines where your innate personality governs is separated from where your personal history, parental upbringing, and a plethora of other factors mold you into who you are. 

I like that you took my post lol yea I have nothing against people who like astrology I just personally think it makes about as much sense as the bad lip reading videos

Oh, of course! It didn't seem bad to me at all. :)

I thought you had some interesting (and common) arguments, and I just wanted to see people's opinions on it. ^-^"