~ If there is a scope for something inexplicable, science does accept the limitations of the theory, explicitly states the assumptions made and keeps the scope open for a better theory. Is that the case with mythological claims? Is that the case with Gitas claims about caste? Is it really a merit based supposedly noble division of society or is it a subtle attempt at justifying an evil that already existed? Take a look at the time period when Gita was written. The caturvarna, a social order of dividing people into broadly four categories and then further dividing into specific castes already existed at the period when Gita was written. One does not even have to worry about the specific time period that historians would claim, pre-Buddha or post-Buddha. The fact that birth based caste system existed at the time of Gita is evident within the Gita itself! ~
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:36:37 +0000
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