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In article <3sinfh$a4a@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> shelter@peg.apc.org (Madhudvisah dasa Swami) writes:
>cca93039@sun1.bham.ac.uk (ET Chilton) wrote:
>
>>ahh I seee its all so clear now. By the way if I want to work out how far away
>>a star is how do use your theory to get an answer?
>
>We have books... The Vedas. You just read them. It's very simple.

That's odd, I don't remember any of the Vedas mentioning the distance to
Alpha Centauri or Betelgeuse.  What was the method the Vedas proposed for
measuring interstellar distances again?

>
>There is a nice story about an old lady who was collecting firewood in the
>forest. She had collected quite a big bundle and was carrying it on her
>back. Then something happened and the bundle fell on the ground. It was
>very heavy and she didn't know how she would pick it up again. So she
>cried out "God help me.." And God appeared saying, "Yes, you called Me.
>What do you want?" So she said, "Please God could you put this bundle on
>my back again..."

And ... ?  Well, don't keep us in suspense, Swami, tell us what happens next!


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