To Sundeep (News Article:'Lord Ram was born in 5114 BC')

[Guest guest]

Dear Sundeep,

 

> There is also the curiously contradictory fact - I'm sure everyone

> ignores paleo-anthropological evidence on this newsgroup - but be

> that as it may it is still interesting to note that: 1,000,000

years

> ago is the earliest fossil evidence of the appearance of man-as-we-

> currently-know-it on earth. By man, I mean Homo Sapiens. There were

> other "Homo" genus before that time, but they were still evolving

to

> get to the currently known biological state. Man & Ape branched out

 

> Obviously, there is a huge disconnect between literary evidence and

> archaelogical and paleo-anthropological evidence. The real

challenge

> is: Who can reconcile the two? I would really like to hear PVRs

> comments since PVR has a long history of presenting a balanced and

> wise view..

>

> Sundeep

 

Paleo-anthropological evidence can be a proof, but its lack

cannot be a *disproof*.

 

All it takes to push the 1 million year mark to 2-3 million

years is the discovery of *one* fossil! Are we sure that we

have excavated in every possible location, to every possible

depth? Ancient civilizations, just as today's civilization,

inhabited a very small percentage of earth. We could easily

have missed some in our explorations and excavations.

 

It is quite hasty to suggest that our understanding of the

evolution of civilization is perfect. It could easily be way

off.

 

I am not trying to pass off scriptural views on this matter.

I am only trying to give them the *benefit of doubt*, until

modern science has a *definitive* answer.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha