The Tabla piece at 2:52 was very nice sounded like Ustad Alla Rakha (the previous pieces were Ravi Shankar).
No doubt Carl Sagan has called the Vedic time scales an 'accident' but you all must remember, this program was aimed at WESTERN audience at a time which the Aryan Theory was widely believed and India thought backward and uncivilised. No American scientist has respected and studied the Vedas more than Carl Sagan. Perhaps he wanted to save some limelight for modern science.
Ancient India truely gives great contributions of mathematics, medicine and comsomolgy. Christian believe the world is 10,000 years old or even 2000 years old ? Also something about Noah and the Ark ? Nutcases ! Jesus is metioned in the Vedas as a enlightened teacher to come and take advice from to bring peace. Kundalini is the evolutionary enegy in man. Evolution and creationism happen at the same time. Other cultures are jealous ! This is why they always skip over the true facts !
of course its a myth... but its a true myth. is an ancient Indian going to put that in terms of numbers and equations? no... he puts it in terms of myth but it is the same idea.... this is incredible... I have the utmost respect for Hinduism and Indian culture especially music. The west needs more Carl Sagans.
Sagan tries to make the ancient Vedic Knowledge sound like a myth. Listen to him closely. Does he explain Rams Bridge to Sri Lanka or the recent Dwarka found in the sea?
He is an athiest, trying to explain God and His Creation. Impossible only a holy person knows God and can explain Spiritual things.
Sagan isn't making any judgements on belief or culture, in fact I doubt you will find an American more open to other people's views on life as much as Carl Sagan.
Sagan was just showing how all people try to understand the universe in a way that makes the most sense to them.
Come on! here he is making fun of Western theology which preaches creation theory where the world is around 10000 yrs old. They consider that any other scientific accuracy as a mere co-incidence. His is in fact supporting the Hindu theology.
Come on! here he is making fun of Western theology which preaches creation theory where the world is around 10000 yrs old. They consider that any other scientific accuracy as a mere co-incidence. His is in fact supporting the Hindu theology.
Carl Sagan has balanced his emotions with his intellect. In other words, he never desensitized himself in the pursuit of knowledge. His knowledge is what I strive for because I barely know a thing. I love how he was able to tie Hindu beliefs with modern scientific knowledge. Some ancestors have always known what is being discovered by science today.
Just to update this clip, we now know that the universe is 13.7 billion years old. The fate of the universe still isn't clear, but most evidence points to the heat death that Sagan refers to.
It is also interesting to note that the very word 'Hinduism' was only coined - by the Europeans! - in the Victorian era.
jonathanshearman 7 months ago
No doubt by accident eh? Painful to contemplate the alternatives, I guess.......
jonathanshearman 7 months ago
The Tabla piece at 2:52 was very nice sounded like Ustad Alla Rakha (the previous pieces were Ravi Shankar).
No doubt Carl Sagan has called the Vedic time scales an 'accident' but you all must remember, this program was aimed at WESTERN audience at a time which the Aryan Theory was widely believed and India thought backward and uncivilised. No American scientist has respected and studied the Vedas more than Carl Sagan. Perhaps he wanted to save some limelight for modern science.
yjvnz 2 years ago
Ancient India truely gives great contributions of mathematics, medicine and comsomolgy. Christian believe the world is 10,000 years old or even 2000 years old ? Also something about Noah and the Ark ? Nutcases ! Jesus is metioned in the Vedas as a enlightened teacher to come and take advice from to bring peace. Kundalini is the evolutionary enegy in man. Evolution and creationism happen at the same time. Other cultures are jealous ! This is why they always skip over the true facts !
sukkha911 3 years ago 7
of course its a myth... but its a true myth. is an ancient Indian going to put that in terms of numbers and equations? no... he puts it in terms of myth but it is the same idea.... this is incredible... I have the utmost respect for Hinduism and Indian culture especially music. The west needs more Carl Sagans.
level5elfdruid 3 years ago 7
Sagan tries to make the ancient Vedic Knowledge sound like a myth. Listen to him closely. Does he explain Rams Bridge to Sri Lanka or the recent Dwarka found in the sea?
He is an athiest, trying to explain God and His Creation. Impossible only a holy person knows God and can explain Spiritual things.
Jhulanyatradd 4 years ago
Sagan isn't making any judgements on belief or culture, in fact I doubt you will find an American more open to other people's views on life as much as Carl Sagan.
Sagan was just showing how all people try to understand the universe in a way that makes the most sense to them.
gydorack 4 years ago 5
time scales correspond - no doubt by accident to modern cosmology?????? no doubt by accident? who is he to decide? retarded!!!
srini208 4 years ago 3
Come on! here he is making fun of Western theology which preaches creation theory where the world is around 10000 yrs old. They consider that any other scientific accuracy as a mere co-incidence. His is in fact supporting the Hindu theology.
muthushiv 4 years ago
Come on! here he is making fun of Western theology which preaches creation theory where the world is around 10000 yrs old. They consider that any other scientific accuracy as a mere co-incidence. His is in fact supporting the Hindu theology.
muthushiv 4 years ago
If you change your tag "sagens" to "Sagan" you will get a lot more views.
SardonicusRexx 4 years ago
Carl Sagan has balanced his emotions with his intellect. In other words, he never desensitized himself in the pursuit of knowledge. His knowledge is what I strive for because I barely know a thing. I love how he was able to tie Hindu beliefs with modern scientific knowledge. Some ancestors have always known what is being discovered by science today.
Dimensionalhopper 4 years ago 2
strange ideas
qwertyfshag 5 years ago
thankz for the update eeanm
redrum781 5 years ago
nice
hereispuneet 5 years ago
i got my love for astronomy/cosmology from carl sagens cosmos series in the late 1970s brillient!!!!
nighthawke147 5 years ago
Just to update this clip, we now know that the universe is 13.7 billion years old. The fate of the universe still isn't clear, but most evidence points to the heat death that Sagan refers to.
eeanm 5 years ago
WONDERFULL ARCHITECTURE
indrajeet 5 years ago
Brilliant.
ninjatanog 5 years ago