[HinduCalendar] Fwd: Astrology is a Science

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dear respected deshmukh ji

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Thanks for this post

 

I was searching same Einstein's commnt on astrology and when enquired by a grp of scientists he was giving his own explanations for it why he blv in astrology etc .Which i read long back in a book .if any one find it pls post in grp .

 

thanking u once again .

 

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prashanth .

, vbdeshmukh <deshmukhv wrote:>> Here is an interesting quote from Albert Einstein:> " It is better to believe than to disbelieve;in so> doing, you bring everything in the realm of> possibility " > Any takers ?> Regds.> VBD> --- prashanthnair999 prashanthnair999 wrote:> > > > > ,> > "Sreenadh"> > sreesog@ wrote:> > > > Dear Udupa ji,> > May be your definition of science and its> > understanding is outdated.> > > > //However, it is hard to digest when you say that> > science also is a> > belief and not truth. That will depend on how you> > define the word> > "science". //> > Even the greatest scientists tike Einstein, Hokings> > etc agree upon> > the fact that Science is NOT truth, but only an> > effort to understand> > reality in a better way; only an effort to reach> > near truth; a search> > for truth. As I have mentioned in my previous mail> > - Science derives> > and improves upon THEOREMS. But the theorems exist> > only in our mind. It> > is our visualization of reality. No theorems are> > truth itself. They are> > just a method to understand or picture reality. > > They exist only in our> > mind. No theorem is truth - but only effort to reach> > near truth. I will> > explain with an example -> > Earlier scientists believed that Light is composed> > of particles - This> > was not truth, but only a theorem. Later it was> > proved that this> > concept is not correct.> > Some other scientists believed and suggested that> > Light is composed of> > waves - This was not truth, but only a theorem.> > Later it was proved that> > this concept is not correct.> > The scientists suggested that light is an electro> > magnetic radiation -> > This was not truth, but only a theorem.> > Elector-Magnetic radiation was> > in itself a concept, and the new theorem on light> > based upon it.> > Then Einstein stated that light is composed of> > photons - that is a> > theorem, and cannot be considered as truth. Just> > like Diffraction, just> > like Interference, just like Photo electric effect> > if a new phenomenon> > was discovered that forces us to rethink and modify> > the current theory,> > then definitely it will get modified - in an effort> > to reach more near> > to reality; in an effort to picture reality of light> > in a better way.> > Thus science is a search for truth, taking the help> > of -> > * Facts observed by human beings (this is a> > subjective experience) or> > observed by machines (here the interpretation is> > subjective)> > * Concepts created by human beings (they exists only> > in the mind of> > human beings and does not have any physical> > existence)> > * Theorems imagined by human beings (they are based> > on concepts and> > has existence only in human mind)> > Thus science is a belief system (recently becoming> > almost a religion)> > with its own concepts, theorems and view point. It> > is NOT truth, but> > instead, just like many other knowledge branches it> > is a search for> > truth; a methodology to approach truth.> > Hope this helps.> > Love and regards,> > Sreenadh> > ,> > Guru ahudupa@> > wrote:> > >> > > Dear Sreenadhji,> > > I appreciate your answer. I also agree with you> > that astrology is> > > special branch of knowledge like medicine systems,> > psychology etc.> > > However, it is hard to digest when you say that> > science also is a> > belief> > > and *not truth*. That will depend on how you> > define the word> > "science". If> > > you define science "as repeated experiments under> > identical conditions> > give> > > repeatable results", then science can not be> > termed as a mere belief.> > But in> > > today's day to day language so many things are> > being referred to as> > science> > > that one may come to a conclusion that science a> > also only a belief.> > My view> > > is that science in true meaning can not be> > compared with astrology.> > > In fact, I think that we should not have science> > fixation, not> > > everything needs to be science. There are many> > things in life which> > are> > > useful like art, music, which are not science.> > > Some people say astrology is a "divine science".> > Do you think there is> > > something like that? Is it "divine"?Is it not a> > fact that the Is it> > logic?> > > Or is it just postulates? Or is it intuition?> > > Once again i thank you.> > > Regards,> > > Udupa> > >> > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Sreenadh sreesog@> > wrote:> > >> > > > Dear Udupa ji,> > > > //> From where did you get 1800 parts of> > Zodiac?//> > > > The zodiac is composed of 12 Signs having 30> > degree each. Each> > > > degree having 60 min each.> > > > Now what is the importance of 1800?> > > > * A sign is made up of 30 x 60 = 1800 min.> > > > * The zodiac is made up of 1800 parts having 12> > min each. (But I> > never> > > > came across a division giving importance to> > parts having 12 min> > each)! i.e.> > > > 12 min. x 1800 = 21600 min = 360 degree.> > > > I don't know what the author (Sumit Bajaj)> > intended to say. Any way,> > I> > > > have three quotes, one from Sphujidhwaja hora,> > one from Skanda Hora,> > one> > > > from Deva Kerala (Chandra Kala nadi) which> > states the importance of> > 1800> > > > division of a SIGN (not zodiac), with the> > meaning -> > > > *A SIGN of 30 degree can be divided into 1800> > parts, where again> > each> > > > planet posited in each different 1800 parts> > gives different results.> > *> > > > Rest of the questions also belong to Sumit ji.> > Hope that he may> > answer.> > > > If you ask me, my answers would be -> > > > //is that the reason why astrology is a science?> > //> > > > No. It is wrong to consider astrology as a> > science. Astrology is NOT> > a> > > > science, but a holistic knowledge branch, that> > can reflect truth.> > Just like> > > > Ayurveda, Psychology, Homeopathy etc it is> > another holistic path for> > > > understanding the world around us. (Please note> > that Scientific> > approach> > > > and holistic approach are two methods used by> > human beings with> > feeble> > > > caliber to understand the world around them, in> > the very limited way> > > > possible - they are the only paths or> > methodologies at our disposal)> > > > //To say astrology is a science is just a> > belief.//> > > > Even Science is a belief, and NOT truth. Science> > itself is only an> > > > attempt get near to truth. So as the holistic> > knowledge branch known> > as> > > > astrology. Both Science and Astrology are just> > belief systems - bulk> > of> > > > theorems regarding concepts and facts. Any> > theorem has got existence> > only> > > > in human mind. In this way science is also just> > a subjective> > > === message truncated ===> > > > Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger./win/>