Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 I am also not following all posts :-) As someone said recently, "truth never changes". Now if people begin distorting and playing variations on the theme of what science is or is not, then basically 'anything goes!'. Pretty much the kind of thinking that prevails in some sectors of astrologers, jyotishis, etc. Oh well! rr , surya vishnubhotla <surya_prakashv> wrote: > Dear RR, > > I havent been following all posts, so it may sound > foolish and out of place to talk now .. however I > fully second you in what you have said !! > > We have to get rid of this notion of accepting things > that are branded as science to be the truth and the > rest being blind superstitions ! > > --- rohiniranjan <rrgb@s...> wrote: > > > > > I wish you had only taken the time to read my > > postings on this > > subject before responding in a reflexive way. > > > > That is exactly what I have been saying all these > > years: > > a) That modern science is not something superior > > b) That astrologers, particularly modern astrologers > > should break > > away from the mental/intellectual slavery of > > thinking science is the > > greatest thing, unconditionally, and that astrology > > must be declared > > and pushed to become a science before it claims its > > place in the > > universe of respectability. > > c) No one would argue that great literature, for > > instance, has its > > significant role in the shaping of culture and > > societies -- and it is > > NOT science or scientific even! > > d) Why must astrology be forced into being science > > as some of the > > modern elitists keep pushing it to be? > > > > rohiniranjan > > > > > > > > , "Shad" > > <waterpowers> > > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Rohiniranjan Ji, pranam! > > > > > > what great thing hasn't modern science invented > > that didn't already > > > exist in ancient Indian times?? > > > > > > Here some inspirational facts, that show that the > > vedas and it's > > > scholars were no blind believers, and that today's > > science > > decorates > > > itself with scientific realizations, that aren't > > their, but have > > > been known long before. Gravity is only one of > > those... > > > > > > Read and enjoy: > > > > > > INDIAN SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE: > > > > > > > > > http://forums.about.com/ab-hinduism/messages/?msg=1138.1 > > > > > > > > > Did you know the following facts… > > > > > > 1. India invented the Number system. Pingalacharya > > > invented `zero.' in 200 BC. > > > > > > 2. Indians discovered the size, shape, rotation > > and gravity of > > > earth about 1000 years before Kelvin, Galileo, > > Newton and Copper > > > Nicus. Aryabhatta I was the first to explain > > spherical > > > shape, size, diameter, rotaion and correct speed > > of Earth in 499 AD. > > > > > > 3. Newton's law of Gravitational force is an > > ancient Indian > > > discovery. In Siddhanta Siromani ( Bhuvanakosam 6 > > ) Bhaskaracharya > > > II described about gravity of earth about 400 > > years before Sir > > > Isaac Newton. > > > > > > 4. The place value system, the decimal system was > > developed in > > > India in 100 BC. > > > > > > 5. Indians discovered Arithmetic and Geometric > > progression. > > > Arithmetic progression is explained in Yajurveda. > > > > > > 6. Govindaswamin discovered Newton Gauss > > Interpolation formula > > > about 1800 years before Newton. > > > > > > 7. Vateswaracharya discovered Newton Gauss > > Backward > > > Interpolation formula about 1000 yers before > > Newton. > > > > > > 8. Madhavacharya discovered Taylor series of Sine > > and Cosine > > > function about 250 years before Taylor. > > > > > > 9. Madhavacharya discovered Newton Power series. > > > > > > 10. Madhavacharya discovered Gregory Leibnitz > > series for the > > > Inverse Tangent about 280 years before Gregory. > > > > > > 11. Madhavacharya discovered Leibnitz power series > > for pi about 300 > > > years before Leibnitz. > > > > > > 12. Parameswaracharya discovered Lhuiler's formula > > about 400 years > > > before Lhuiler. > > > > > > 13. Nilakanta discovered Newton's Infinite > > Geometric Progression > > > convergent series. > > > > > > 14. Theoroms relating the diameter,volume and > > circumference of > > > circles discovered by Madhavacharya,Puthumana > > Somayaji,Aryabhatta, > > > Bhaskaracharya……. > > > > > > 15. The value of pi was first calculated by > > Boudhayana, and he > > > discovered Pythagorus Theorem in 800BC. ie 300 > > years before > > > Pythagorus. > > > > > > 16. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from > > India. Quadratic > > > equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th > > Century. While the > > > Greeks were using only upto a max imum value 1000 > > , Indians could go > > > upto 18th power of 10 level during Vedic period. > > > > > > 17. Infinity was well known for ancient Indians. > > > > > > 18. Positive and Negative numbers and their > > calculations were > > > explained first by Brahmagupta in his book > > Brahmasputa Siddhanta. > > > > > > 19. Maharshi Sushruta is the father of surgery. > > 2600 years ago he > > > and health scientists of his time conducted > > surgeries like > > > cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. > > Usage of > > > anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.He was > > the first person > > > to perform plastic surgery. > > > > > > 20. When many cultures in the world were only > > nomadic forest > > > dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established > > Harappan culture > > > in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation). > > > > > > 21. The world's first University was established > > in Takshila in > > > 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the > > world studied > > > more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda > > built in the 4th > > > century BC was one of the greatest achievements of > > ancient India in > > > the field of education. > > > > > > 22. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is > > the most suitable > > > language for computer software. > > > > > > 23. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine > > known to humans. > > > > > > 24. According to the Gemmological Institute of > > America, until 1896, > > > India was the only source of diamonds to the > > world. > > > > > > 25. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a > > century-old suspicion > > > amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless > > communication was > > > Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. > > > > > > 26. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation > > was built in > > > Saurashtra. > > > > > > 27. Chess was invented in India. > > > > > > 28. The first philosopher who formulated ideas > > about the atom in a > > > systematic manner was Kanada who lived in the 6th > > century B.C. > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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