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Mass of Evidence
When a so-called scientist say "No one needs to study astrology in all its details for an extended period to come to conclusion that it is unscientific"(The Hindu, April23), he is evidently not prepared for critical research, as whitfield suffests, and is tempted to abandon a time tested doctrine in hast. Although the astrological reasoning, which takes into account various gross and subtle factors, does not conform to the methodology of modern science, there is a solid mass of evidence regarding the applicability and relevance of astrology in practical life. Another branch of knowledge that in its fundamental concepts does not come to terms with the methodology of modern science and proves its applicability in the day to day life of millions of people is Ayurveda. Should we dismiss it also as a pseudo science?
We cannot ignore, like the fabled ostrich, the solid evidence of thousands who seek astrological guidance and derive solace and hope. The highly educated as well as the commoner often seek the counseling of the astrologer. An expert astrologer, applying his knowledge, can often pinpoint the problem of the visitor. There is a mass of evidence revealed by highly competent people, including those not spiritually inclined and rational, but open-minded and outspoken, who have testified to their experience in astrology.
Serious investigation will not dismiss such experiences passing the flimsy opinion that they are the outcome of superstitions belief based on human anxiety and uncertainty in life.
Elaborate System
Astrology is an elaborate system of knowledge and there are voluminous treatises containing very intricate calculation bases on the position of stars and planets and the inter-relation existing between them and the various phenomena on earth including human life. Because of the evidence at hand, several scientists regard this branch of knowledge with reverence, although they cannot explain its rationale. Carl Jung, the renowned psychologist, was inspired to evolve his ideas on synchronicity from his serious studies of I Ching, a book on ancient Chinese astrology. As long as modern science has not reached a final conclusion about the nature of mind and matter, the scientific methodology or the conclusions of science cannot be taken to be the only means to acquire knowledge or as the final word.
The practice of astrology involves many years of intensive study like any of the professional courses of modern science. Some of the astrological observations, of course, go wrong; but errors happen in every sphere of human activity. Doctors often fail to diagnose correctly despite their intensive medical training. Let us think of those investigators who involved astrology as a system of knowledge. No man of though worth his salt would consider savants of yore like Varahamihira to be lesser intellect difference is that they employed their intellects in different directions. Savants like Varahamihira earnestly sought to discover the holistic relations between man and nature and revealed what they found out with utmost humanity, unlike some of the modern scientists who specialize in some particular field and tend to believe they are competent to pass judgement on everything. We also are often prone to consider a Nobel-prize winner in a particular subject to be omniscient. |
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