USB Phones in Ancient India

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You know we’ve reached a tipping point in craziness when a conversation like this happens on a news article about planes existing in the vedic age.

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I can totally imagine this poor woman’s face right now:

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  1. This is funny and sad at the same time. It is not just the religious / cultural nuts who think that these stories are true. If it was just the religious nuts, then it would be par for the course and a source of great amusement. But I have seen otherwise sane, rational, high functioning individuals believe passionately in such nonsensical claims. That is the real tragedy. Life is too short to argue with all of them or to disenchant them of their beliefs. Also, under the current regime, such people have started crawling out of the woodwork in greater numbers. Here’s a list of claims that I had to earnestly argue with my actually highly educated, highly intelligent friends about :

    Puttaparthi Sai Baba predicted his own death
    Thoppukarnam (or squats) for Lord Ganesha increases brain power. This belief is encouraged by this practice being marketed in the west as Super Brain Yoga.
    There were planes in ancient times built by our ancestors. The interesting difference is that they were not referring to Pushpaka Vimana but to planes supposedly built during the time of the Pandyas and apparently referred to in Silappathikaram.
    (Non) Basis of Astrology, Vaastu Shastra, Tantra etc etc
    Vishnu’s Dasavathar is actually about evolution of life.
    Ganesha’s head is an example of ancient plastic surgery
    Palani’s holy water can cure all diseases
    and many, many more

    After a while, I become tired of responding to such mind numbing claims as I have better things to do…but they never seem to become tired of making those claims

    I just console myself by reminding myself of an old joke.

    An Indian archeologist and an European archeologist are digging in Europe. After they dig 5000 feet, they come across some copper wires.
    The European says “See, this proves that we used wires 500 years back.”.
    The Indian scoffs at this and says “This is nothing. Come to India and I’ll show you something better”
    They go to India and start digging. After they dig 5000 feet, the Indian says “See, what did I tell you?”.
    The European is puzzled “What? I don’t see any wires here”
    The Indian nods wisely and says “This proves we used wireless 500 years back.”
    The European jumps into the Bay of Bengal.

    This is an old joke but very much rooted in today’s reality. In the name of recovering lost glory, these people are making India and Hinduism a laughing stock.

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