Opinion against Astrology by prominent Astropysicist - Jayant Narlikar

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Dear All,

Recently an article appeared in the Times of India, Mumbai edition on the 17th Nov 2006, providing URL for the online version here (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/462734.cms) which goes on to state that Astrology is irrelevant.

While I have come across this opinion by people before, it pains me a lot to see when a prominent astrophyicist (a scientest at that), Jayant Narlikar, has chosen to close his mind to the possibilty of Astrology, at a time when the fundamentals of Astrology are Astronomy and Mathematics.

Humble Regards,

Hemant Desai

 

 

 

 

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Why does it surprise you? Science does not teach how to deal with

karma or destiny, just as Jyotish does not teach you how to build

bridges or do surgery!

 

They are different vidyas though they can sometimes coexist, like

many engineer jyotishis or someone like Surgeon Dr. Charak!

 

Not mutually exclusive, but not connected either!

 

RR

 

vedic astrology, Agnyeya <agnyeya wrote:

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> Dear All,

>

> Recently an article appeared in the Times of India, Mumbai

edition on the 17th Nov 2006, providing URL for the online version

here (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/462734.cms)

which goes on to state that Astrology is irrelevant.

> While I have come across this opinion by people before, it pains

me a lot to see when a prominent astrophyicist (a scientest at that),

Jayant Narlikar, has chosen to close his mind to the possibilty of

Astrology, at a time when the fundamentals of Astrology are Astronomy

and Mathematics.

>

> Humble Regards,

> Hemant Desai

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>

> Agnyeya@ Planet Earth

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My surprise is at the fact that such a prominent person made such a statement without looking into the knowledge. To state the obvious, he's a scientist and a key atribute for a scientest is having an Open Mind, which seemed to be completely missing from his article.

Regards,

Hemant

 

Rohiniranjan <rohini_ranjan (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Why does it surprise you? Science does not teach how to deal with

karma or destiny, just as Jyotish does not teach you how to build

bridges or do surgery!

 

They are different vidyas though they can sometimes coexist, like

many engineer jyotishis or someone like Surgeon Dr. Charak!

 

Not mutually exclusive, but not connected either!

 

RR

 

vedic astrology, Agnyeya <agnyeya wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Recently an article appeared in the Times of India, Mumbai

edition on the 17th Nov 2006, providing URL for the online version

here (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/462734.cms)

which goes on to state that Astrology is irrelevant.

> While I have come across this opinion by people before, it pains

me a lot to see when a prominent astrophyicist (a scientest at that),

Jayant Narlikar, has chosen to close his mind to the possibilty of

Astrology, at a time when the fundamentals of Astrology are Astronomy

and Mathematics.

>

> Humble Regards,

> Hemant Desai

>

>

>

>

>

> Agnyeya@ Planet Earth

>

>

>

>

>

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Dear Bharatji,

While I am personally fine with people who do not understand or accept astrology, it pains me that one such as Mr. Narlikar, would write an article on the same (without proper investigation, I am sure, and without any supporting facts as is evident in the article.)

The bigger problem being that such an individual's opinions are taken seriously and at a time when our past divine knowledge is not being propagated, discounting it so frivolously is hurting the human race et al. And therein lie my concerns.

Humble Regards,

Hemant Desai

Bharat Hindu Astrology <hinduastrology > wrote:

Namaste Sri Hemant

 

If one is taught to look out, one cannot look within. If one is to accept

the waking world to be the only reality, then, 60% of our lives of dreaming,

deep sleeping and day dreaming is not accounted for. If one is foolish not

to see the whole picture and arrogant enough to misreport it, then, we

should understand the level of a person's thinking. Why would you even want

such a person to accept Astrology?

 

Astrology is a science and beyond. To measure it terms of scientific-ness,

would be like measuring an ocean using buckets. Such foolishness abounds in

this world. Let it abound.

 

Scientists are themselves groping in darkness. Ask them a basic question -

"Who are you?" and watch them going mad trying to explain it.

 

Thanks and Regards

Bharat

 

On 11/24/06, Agnyeya <agnyeya > wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> Recently an article appeared in the Times of India, Mumbai edition on the

> 17th Nov 2006, providing URL for the online version here (

> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/462734.cms) which goes on

> to state that Astrology is irrelevant.

> While I have come across this opinion by people before, it pains me a lot

> to see when a prominent astrophyicist (a scientest at that), Jayant

> Narlikar, has chosen to close his mind to the possibilty of Astrology, at a

> time when the fundamentals of Astrology are Astronomy and Mathematics.

>

> Humble Regards,

> Hemant Desai

>

>

>

> Agnyeya@ Planet Earth

>

>

>

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