04-03-2004, 08:44 PM
'Astrology As Scientific As Any Other Stream Of Science'
Hyderabad (PTI) - Introduction of ASTROLOGY may have raised a storm
in India, but a British vedic expert has asserted that Astrology is
as scientific as any other stream of science and strongly favoured
its introduction in college curriculum.
It was "ridiculous" that teaching a "sacred science" like Astrology
should create a controversy in the land of its origin while its
popularity was growing across the globe, the President of British
Astrologers' Association Andrew Foss told PTI in an interview here.
Foss, who has taught vedic science for more than 25 years, said
Astrology was not a mere "fortune telling" but a profound science
which gives insight into the way the nature functions and delves
into matters related to the root of creation.
Dismissing the argument that Astrology does not stand scientific
scrutiny, Foss, who has also developed Vedic Astrology software for
analysing "Kundalis" (birth charts), says Astrology, like any other
science, is repeatable, testable and based on mathematical
calculations.
"If it (Astrology) had not worked, it would not have lasted for
thousands of years. It is relevant to all societies at all times as
it tells us why things happen the way they happen," said Foss who
was here to participate in an international seminar on 'India's
contribution to the world of science'.
Advocating introduction of vedic astrology as part of university
curriculum, he said four universities in Britain had introduced the
course last year while two American universities were presently
offering these courses.
Copyright © 2002 Press Trust of India Ltd. All rights reserved.
Hyderabad (PTI) - Introduction of ASTROLOGY may have raised a storm
in India, but a British vedic expert has asserted that Astrology is
as scientific as any other stream of science and strongly favoured
its introduction in college curriculum.
It was "ridiculous" that teaching a "sacred science" like Astrology
should create a controversy in the land of its origin while its
popularity was growing across the globe, the President of British
Astrologers' Association Andrew Foss told PTI in an interview here.
Foss, who has taught vedic science for more than 25 years, said
Astrology was not a mere "fortune telling" but a profound science
which gives insight into the way the nature functions and delves
into matters related to the root of creation.
Dismissing the argument that Astrology does not stand scientific
scrutiny, Foss, who has also developed Vedic Astrology software for
analysing "Kundalis" (birth charts), says Astrology, like any other
science, is repeatable, testable and based on mathematical
calculations.
"If it (Astrology) had not worked, it would not have lasted for
thousands of years. It is relevant to all societies at all times as
it tells us why things happen the way they happen," said Foss who
was here to participate in an international seminar on 'India's
contribution to the world of science'.
Advocating introduction of vedic astrology as part of university
curriculum, he said four universities in Britain had introduced the
course last year while two American universities were presently
offering these courses.
Copyright © 2002 Press Trust of India Ltd. All rights reserved.