Billy Graham, who baptized Bob Dylan, had Sun in Scorpio close trine Venus in Cancer, wide (8 degree Orb) trine Pluto. Asimov was Sun, Moon, Saturn in Earth, Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo. That might also account for his materialistic attitude.
Yeah, I agree.
Pluto is not proof of life after death, but Pluto tends to rule that area of speculation and research. Pluto seems to encourage exploration into that area. For some scientists, I think their interest in certain non-metaphysical topics may be part of Pluto's influence.
Atheism is a sensible approach; it doesn't cause me alarm or distaste. I'm not triggered by an antheistic thesis. But in the modern world, we have scientific investigations that suggest that a spirit world exists, so scientists are obligated by the scientific method to investigate credibly into that research before they decry such things. Some of the professional doubters are in fact professional hecklers. Some of the crowd who declare their disbelief in things that make them uncomfortable, are in fact fanatics of their own pet theories and superstitions, and they love to offend those who disagree. If you go to James Randi's site, you will be bowled over by the vitriol and gleeful defamation that colors the discourse. This is bigotry, and I am very critical of this.
I had a discussion with a physicist a couple of years ago who expressed bitter distaste for his colleagues who were deep into the quantum mechanical sector of his art. "They're just foolin' around.", he said. He is as afraid and indignant as any bigot. Like many scientists today, he is clinging to 19th century Newtonian physics that encouraged the world to believe that the universe is a lifeless place, essentially, where the various litter collide randomly without purpose. Many of them even insist that consciousness is impossible. Quantum mechanics proves that consciousness exists, and their formulae insert it into their equations. They have
proof of consciousness, but many of their colleagues look away and whistle.
To see how fractured the world of science is, see
The Fall of the House of Skeptics by Chris Carter. I found the book very entertaining, clear, and plausible with his sources cited.