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    How to Find Missing Remotes

    Namaste Everyone, A few days ago, I was looking for a missing remote control, and I had an idea. Maybe we should add a button to TV sets that you can press whenever your remote control goes missing. The TV set will then send a signal to your remote, causing it to flash for a few seconds...
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    Pre-Columbian Contact Theories

    Namaste Everyone, As you may know, the Vikings discovered the New World in 1000 AD, which is approximately 500 years before Columbus. When Columbus made contact with the Native Americans, many of them died off because they weren't immune to European diseases. Were there similar die-offs...
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    The Bible's Views on Pagan Dharmas

    Namaste Everyone, A few months ago, I came across a Canadian website called www.religioustolerance.org. This website contains some very interesting information about the way Abrahamists view pagan Dharmas:
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    Round Earth In The Vedas

    Rig Veda, Book 10, Hymn 147:
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    2+2=5

    It actually is possible. 2 * 0 + 2 * 0 = 5 * 0 2 * infinity + 2 * infinity = 5 * infinity
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    Can An Atheistic Society Have A Monarchy?

    I'm just wondering, since most kingdoms in the past have been religious states...
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    Do the Vedas Predict a War?

    Namaste Everyone, I was looking at the Wikipedia article on Vritra, a demon who is mentioned in the Vedas. This is what the article says: The Western media frequently refers to the nation of China as a dragon. This is very similar to the Vedas, which describe Vritra as a giant serpent. Many...
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    Does Science Depend on Experimentation?

    I'd like to know what you guys think.
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    Solid Proof for the Out-of-India Theory

    Namaste Everyone, As you may now, the Rig Veda describes a conflict between two groups of people: the Aryans and the Dasas. Many Western historians consider the Aryans to be light-skinned invaders from Central Asia who spoke Indo-European languages, and the Dasas to be dark-skinned natives who...
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    The Dharmic Version of Pascal's Wager

    Namaste Everyone, Does it exist?
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    Is Hinduism Post-Apocalyptic?

    Namaste Everyone, Many of you are probably familiar with the genre of post-apocalyptic literature. Stories in this genre usually describe events that occur after a major disaster, like the collapse of a civilization. Since the Vedas were written after the fall of the Indus Valley...
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    The Battle of Thermopylae

    Namaste Everyone, As you may know, the Battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Persian Empire and Greek city-states. Many Westerners consider this to be an important event in Western history, where Greek warriors fought off a foreign invasion. However, the religion of Iran at this time...
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    Harappan Rosetta Stone

    Rajesh Rao on the decipherment of the Indus script (Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script | Video on TED.com).
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    Did Buddha Reject Vedic Sacrifices?

    Namaste Everyone, Most textbooks on Indian history state that during the Vedic period, the main form of worship was animal sacrifice. Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha) rejected Vedic sacrifices, and introduced the concept of ahimsa (non-violence). However, biographies of...
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    Arguments Against The Aryan Invasion Theory

    Namaste Everyone, A few years ago, Wendy Doniger published The Hindus: An Alternative History, a book that covers the history of India. Ever since it was published, the book has drawn an enormous amount of criticism for factual errors and inaccurate portrayals of Sanathana Dharma. On his...
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    Why Don't the Vedas Mention Rama or Krishna?

    I was thinking about this question recently, and a very simple answer came to me: The Vedas were revealed by Brahma at the beginning of the Satya Yuga, while the Rama Avatara took place during the Treta Yuga and the Krishna Avatara took place during the Dwapara Yuga.
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    Who Copied Who?

    Vishal Agarwal, in his critique of Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History challenges the belief that the Ramayana and Mahabharata post-date Buddhism.
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    Who did the Aryans fight?

    Hint: It wasn't the Dravidians. It was actually the Persians.
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    What if...

    ...the Aryan Invasion Theory is true? What are the implications for Sanathana Dharma and its practitioners?
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    Caste System in Ancient Persia

    Namaste Everyone, I posted this in another thread, but nobody seems to have noticed. In 1000 AD, the Persian poet Ferdowsi composed the Shahnameh, which lists the ancient kings of Persia. According to this epic, society in ancient Persia was organized according to a caste system similar to...
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