Those influenced by modern Western science take it for granted that a genuine belief in astrology is proof of a credulous and unscientific mind. Yet, in the past, people of indisputable intellectual and scientific brilliance accepted astrology as a fact. Ttherefore, there is no scientific basis for rejecting astrology. The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
A: Although the conclusion is intended to hold in all cultures, the evidence advanced in its support is drawn only from those cultures strongly influenced by modern Western science.
B: The implicit assumption that all practitioners of Western science believe in astrology is false.
C: A belief can be consistent with the available evidence and accepted scientific theories at one time but not with the accepted evidence and theories of a later time.
D: Since it is controversial whether astrology has a scientific basis, any argument that attempts to prove that it has will be specious.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C