Dear Jeyamohan,
I recently saw a short video of yours in which you said that you are not interested in ideas that go against science. I felt compelled to share my thoughts with you.
Modern science, as we know it today, is largely a creation of the West, and historically it has also been used as an instrument to exploit other peoples and cultures. We should not therefore assume that everything outside the framework of modern Western science is irrational or meaningless.
Our ancestors had a deep understanding of human life, nature and the universe. Their knowledge developed through centuries of observation, experience and reflection. Astrology, too, is one of our great intellectual achievements, and I feel that it should not simply be dismissed or ignored because it does not fit neatly into the framework of modern science.
I hope you will look at these traditions with an open mind and consider whether there are forms of knowledge in them that we have not yet understood properly.
With regards,
Rajaretnam
