Floods and other 'myths' (Venkata)

[Guest guest]

venkata krishnan wrote:

> Dear All,> Bible both old and new Testammats are myth which were created Romans borrowing certain facts from Vedas and Vedic Civilization.The Deluge is one such Historical fact recorded in the Vedas which was borrowed from Vedas and mentioned in Bible ...

Dear Venkata,

I don't agree these were 'myths'. The evidence is overwhelming that there was not one flood, but many. The problem is in identifying which flood they were refering to. There is the Baltic Sea theory, the sunken land bridge connecting Sri lanka with Indian mainland, there is the Saraswati River and the Indus...take your pick and there were witnesses and survivors who recorded the event. No myths necessary to substantiate what science had already proven.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The term is Traditions and lore (kimbadanti).

 

The Central Institute of Indian Languages1 defines Tradition as “oral delivery of opinion or practices to posterity, includes folk and myth”.

 

 

1 - Lalita Handoo, Folk and Myth, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, pp. 1- 45.

 

Dr. db.

 

 

 

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Suzanne Olsson

Monday, November 24, 2008 6:37 PM

Re: Floods and other 'myths' (Venkata)

 

 

 

 

venkata krishnan wrote:

> Dear All,> Bible both old and new Testammats are myth which were created Romans borrowing certain facts from Vedas and Vedic Civilization.The Deluge is one such Historical fact recorded in the Vedas which was borrowed from Vedas and mentioned in Bible ...

Dear Venkata,

I don't agree these were 'myths'. The evidence is overwhelming that there was not one flood, but many. The problem is in identifying which flood they were refering to. There is the Baltic Sea theory, the sunken land bridge connecting Sri lanka with Indian mainland, there is the Saraswati River and the Indus...take your pick and there were witnesses and survivors who recorded the event. No myths necessary to substantiate what science had already proven.