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radiation of the past and, therefore, there is all possibilities of errors. e.g. An archaeological object would perhaps have previously taken fifty years to emit as much radiation as it emitted during the last five years and it would have perhaps still previously takeo 5000 years to emit as much radiation as it emitted during the fifty years. J, therefore, suggest that more research work should be done on this subject and on this method. Then we shall come nearer t
The basic difference between the modern cosmic calendar and the Jaina time-cycle is that in the cosmic calendar everything happens a new after utter destruction of the universe and suddenly animals of gigantic size are created and bacteria and viruses are believed to be their origins/sources. But according to the Jaina time-cycle, all sorts of insects, animals and plants always exist and they develop in favourable circumstances. The size of their body increases in utsarpini and decreases in avasarpiņi. Plants are produced by plants and plants of particular species produce plants of the same species. UniceDular Plants produce unicellular plants and multicellular plants produce mulicellular plants. There is no cross production between unicellular plants and multicellular plants.
At the time of destruction of the earth, animals and human beings are preserved underground in sleeping, oval and manifest forms. These animals and human beings cannot bear the temperature of the time of destruction of the earth. But later on when the atmosphere becomes normal and the temperature becomes tolerable, they come out from underground and begin to develop themselves. Animals procreate animals of their own species. We cannot, therefore, say that in course of development of one species of animals procreate other species of animals. Some scientists believe that animal-cells were produced from plant-cells and some other scientists believe that plant-cells were produced from animal-cells. But all these beliefs are ultimately based on inferences. It is possible that reality is quite different from all these inferences of scientists,
In short, Indian scientists belonging to different branches of science such as geology, physics, biology, atomic physics, geography, astronomy etc. should make a deep study of ancient Indian philosophical and other books and do research work on the basis of it. It is the need of the day. If this is done, India will be able to make a very valuable contribution in this field of science.
"This thought-provoking article Deeds reading with patience. Munisbri narrates the subject with utmost simplicity but the study of cosmology and the play between organism & environment is the dark cbaotic dallard, who know the meaning of nothing noble". Editor
-Mani Nardighosh Vijay
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