From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 43594
Date: 2006-02-28
>Mr. Kelkar wrote :That is because Mr. Kelkar is under moderation, and you are
>"We do not think that Sanskrit was the
>first language spoken by "Man" or that the Rig Veda is divinely
>inspired or,India is the greatest of all lands etc. The Rig Veda is a
>liturgical text that is open to examination by ALL, not just
>comparative linguists. There are astronomical, geographical,
>geological, zoological, botanical, agricultural references in the Rig
>Vedas which have been used by experts in these fields to arrive at
>estimates of when that text may have been composed. Many times these
>estimates are at variance with those worked out by comparative
>linguists. But again these are scholarly disagreements not debated
>between creationist crackpots and scientists as some would like to
>portary them."
>
>
>Fair enough : after reading Mr. Kelkar's answer, I feel I misjudged his
>motives and owe him an apology. He comes through as both rational and
>dignified.