Original sentence: In 1975, 186 scientists, including 18 Nobel laureats, signed a statement sponsored by the American Humanist Association labeling astrology a pseudoscience or superstition.In India, there is widespread belief in astrology and it is commonly used.In one poll, 31% of Americans expressed a belief in astrology and 39% considered it scientific according to another study.It bears noting that the ancient Indian system of astrology is fundamentally different from its modern Western counterpart, by focusing on the zodiac that is aligned with the traditional constellations, the ascending sign (as opposed to the sun sign), and using only the visible planetary bodies in the solar system.Public attitudes toward astrology vary.The statement characterized those who have faith in astrology as doing so "in spite of the fact that there is no verified scientific basis for their beliefs, and indeed that there is strong evidence to the contrary"
Edited sentence: In 1975, the American Humanist Association characterized those who have faith in astrology as doing so "in spite of the fact that there is no verified scientific basis for their beliefs, and indeed that there is strong evidence to the contrary".In one poll, 31% of Americans expressed a belief in astrology and, according to another study, 39% considered it scientific