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- From: lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich)
- Subject: Re: Krishnas, Vedas, and all that (was: TM debunking needed)
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- References: <1993Jan23.012801.22611@s1.gov> <kHHVXB6w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:40:56 GMT
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- In article <kHHVXB6w165w@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us> system@kalki33.lakes.trenton.sc.us (Kalki Dasa) writes:
- >lip@s1.gov (Loren I. Petrich) writes:
- >
- : Yes, I know it was snide. And you may believe that I am a
- : blockhead if you wish. But if _Back to Godhead_ contains lots of
- : things that seem silly, then one might be tempted to come up with some
- : unflattering nicknames for the publication.
- >
- >True, but "seeming silly" is not really a very reliable criterion for
- >making a final conclusion. One has to realize that the ancient world
- >culture was full of people no stupider than those of today. Their
- >science was expressed differently, but they were not fools. To
- >understand what they wrote, one must accept that it does make sense.
-
- "They weren't dummies". Can't you think of a better argument
- than that?
-
- : But try looking at the Moon through a small telescope sometime
- : and see if it looks like "cosmic fire".
- >
- >In truth, I must say yes, the Moon does look like cosmic fire to me. So
- >does the earth, for that matter.
-
- Then, what _doesn't_ look like cosmic fire?
- --
- /Loren Petrich, the Master Blaster
- /lip@s1.gov
-