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That doesn't seem to gel with the rest of your post. It sounded like you were saying that old beliefs and myths were true, and that we cannot understand them yet. Specifically, it seemed that you were saying that 'Vaastu' was more than just a myth. Here is what you said: Anyway, I agree with...

No. Eclipses are an observable phenomena. Anybody with eyes could see a solar or lunar eclipse, and these have been recorded for all known history. The reason for eclipses was unknown, and as it always happens with unknown phenomena, people wove superstitious beliefs and fairytales around them...

That's a common misconception. In stampedes, the major cause of deaths is not people running over each other, but people getting asphyxiated (unable to breathe) due to being squeezed from forward and behind. It's a tremendous amount of force pressing your chest from the front and back, and so...

If by "sodomy" you mean homosexual intercourse, then it is allowed in most western countries. Homosexual marriages are also state sanctioned in most places. If that is the criterion for and "big proof" of primitivity and backwardness, then Europe and Canada and USA and Australia should be more...

Hooters Expanding, Seeks New Locations In Turkey, India, Japan - Developments - WSJ ECONOMY - Hooters eyes Turkey for expansion

American troops are formally deployed in Afghanistan. They are responsible for providing security, and to keep the national govt barely hang together. The internal affairs of Afghanistan are also American issues. After all, USA is still responsible for their internal security and welfare...

No they don't, not by a long shot. Past history and good food are irrelevant to nation building, and their culture is in no way conducive to forging a modern nation state. Cultural hurdles: 1) Ethnic and tribal loyalties are strong, and they trump any sense of a national identity. A...

The most pithy piece of advice that can be given to the US foreign policy as a whole. I wish the USA's selective non-interference worked in the opposite manner of how it actually does - stop boys being molested within earshot of American troops, but do not interfere in the myriad wars and...

(Note: This particular satellite has no military application, but it involves the work of several institutes that work on systems for military and strategic purposes. The article also gives an idea about the present stage of India's space based initiatives. Needless to say, many of the...

@Solomon2 : Are they "incredible" muslims who happen to support Israel, or are they "incredible" only because they support Israel? That's an unfair comparison. By definition, Nazism was inherently opposed to the very existence of jews. It was one the stated goals of Nazi political thought, to...