Why do Hindus still believe the moon a planet?

Question

they can build nuclear bombs and yet believe in the moon being a planet.
is this a sign of primitive behaviour?
or is it because they woriship cows and man man made dolls?

CORRECTION: hinduism

Answer 1

That would be in comparison to christians whose bible doesn't even recognize that planets exist but, rather, thinks they are stars? I wouldn't start casting stones about primitive beliefs if I were part of any religion based on thousand plus year old scriptures.

In any case, the original term comes from the Greek planetes and means wanderer. They were lights that moved in relation to the night sky. In a sense, the moon would qualify.

Answer 2

Actually the Earth-Moon system is a DOUBLE planet, by definition as the Moon does NOT orbit the Earth. Both bodies share a common center of gravity in their orbit around the Sun.

Luna is 1/6 the size of Earth and does NOT ever "fall" away from the Sun in the way that a sattelite must to be a "moon" in the astronomical definition of the term.

So-called "primitive" people have had astronomical information that the Western world did not have on more than one occasion (such as the discovery of Sirus B)....

Answer 3

Whether or not the moon is a planet depends on what definition of the word "planet" you are using. According to the most ancient definition of "planet" anything in the sky that moved independently of the stars was a planet, (except for clouds and other things that were lower than the moon). So, by this definition the moon IS a planet. In fact, according to this definition, the sun is a planet too.

That old definition is not used much anymore, but when you are looking at ancient religious texts, you need to know about that definition to be able to make sense of some of what the texts are saying.

Answer 4

It all depends how you define planet.

Man comes up with a word to describe what he sees (like berry) some arrogant scientist then nicks the word to describe something else and tells us that strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and blackberries are not berries.

OK The moon's a lump of rock that orbits the Earth. There are various chunks of rock, gas and possibly liquid that orbit the sun. Hindus were calling them planets when the English still lived up a tree. Get a life.

Answer 5

The questioner's knowledge of Sanskrit(Hindu religious texts are in Sanskrit language)is an ABSOLUTE ZERO-He/She does not know the difference between Dasaratha and Daasaratha.--Vasudeva and Vaasudeva--first explain the terms to establish the "Credibility" of your arguments.Under the impresion that he/she is "bashing Hindu"ism" he is exibiting his/her Himaalayan ignorance of the Religion.The word used "Graham" is not "Planet".Every Hindu even today beleive that evrey celestial body with fairly long life -several thousand years-not meteors etc- (Planets/Satellites/constellations/Zodaics etc has "pulling power"(Grahana Sakthi) and that power is due to a"Divinity" in them and that Divinity is called a Graham--some third rate people like the questioner has translated that as "Planet" Indians have not only tamed Atomic Energy for peaceful purposes without any "Foreign" assistance ,they are now ready to send Human beings to moon using superpower ICBMs without any "Foreign "assistance.
They know more about "Moon' than the questioner.

Answer 6

I think most religions worship man made dolls of some kind, even when the religion specifically prohibits it. It shows how shallow religious belief is. Or perhaps in this case, lunacy.

Answer 7

For the same reason we used to think Pluto was a planet I suppose....

Answer 8

Ok what makes a planet a planet.

Answer 9

i think that you're a troll...

you have 56 points...-12 for the week. that sounds like a troll to me.

bright blessings to you anyway.

Answer 10

North Korea can also build nuclear weapons and they worship some fat ugly guy...so thats life