Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas and the Science
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Just my opinion but, the Ramayana, while a fascinating look into India's past and our ancestors concept of relationships between men and women, should not be taken as a literal means of living one's life. There are certainly noble concepts in the story pertaining to self-sacrifice and living to honor others, but realistically the idea of women being lowly subjugated partners to their husbands is deeply offensive. Sita is hardly better than a slave or farm animal.
Neat story, but just because it's old doesn't mean I should revere it as infallible.
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This is my personal opinion, but in an age where not all people were literate and much of the available knowledge was unwritten, much of it could be easily lost. For example, the artisans and craftsmen of ancient India would not write about their knowledge anywhere. Instead, knowledge was transmitted from generation-to-generation using the spoken word. This meant that much of the information developed could be easily lost in case of upheavels such as invasions, etc.
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