Darwinian theory

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Dear Bhagavatottamas,

>From what little I know about it,both the basic

concepts of the Darwinian Theory go against the

concepts of Vedanta.

 

1."Evolution" in both its meanings of "species evolving

out of one another in a series" and "things getting better

at each stage" is not acceptable.

 

In our view Satya Yuga comes first

and there is steady physical and moral deterioration

until we reach the rockbottom at the end of Kali Yuga

and logically enough there has to be chaos.

 

Further our concept is one of "Simultaneous Creation"

<yugapat-srishti> which is one of the basic arguments

used by EmberumAnAr in SrI-BhAshya

for defeating the TArkika theory of "anumAna" as the

mode of proving the existence of God.

 

2.Secondly the concept of "Natural Selection" would be

absurd for VedAntins; Nature being inert cannot perform

the function of selection which can only be done by a

sentient intelligent being.

 

As G.K.Chesterton remarks,scientists ascribe all the

charactristics of God to Nature in order to escape

accepting the concept of God!

 

EmberumAnAr TiruvaDigaLE SaraNam!

adiyen

BHARAT