On 8/25/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Doesn't that depend on whether Indian astrology considers them
planets by the strict definition of the word?
True. Perhaps words don't have the same meaning in two different areas.
What if, say, a planet by Indian astrology is defined as a heavenly
body exerting gravitational influence and/or capable of causing
another heavenly body to mysteriously disappear?
My point is that while Indian astrology might have been a sufficient
model explaining what happened around you some 2000-odd-years ago, it
is of less use these days when we have better models to explain why
the sun sometimes is eclipsed, why the seasons are the way they are
and such.
Thaths
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