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Can you believe historians?

Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2007-08-10 · 6 answers
Usually those who win wars are the ones that end up writing official history books so who knows what really happened in the past. Maybe they just made all it up so...
Do you believe the history you learned at school?
user [78] · 2007-08-10
Nope but had to learn it. I just learned it made the tests and got on with reading more important books such as ISKCON books. If I didnt learn it, then my mom would kill me if I had a insufficient grade.
:)
user [19] · 2007-08-11
So you learned everything knowing that it was a lie? :)
user [102] · 2007-08-11
One devotee asked about dinsaur bones and the use of metal and modernities in the time of krsna and the pandavas. He had difficulty reconciling with modern history and thier view of the appearence of man, modern man, development of modern technology like metal and tools and building technology. I gave an answer but he still had diffculty in accepting. My relply was along the lines of Drutakarma Prabhus book hidden history of the human race and and the same idea that was posted previously........those who win wars write the history. what advice can you give.
user [2] · 2007-08-11
yes, how can one avoid to be cheated, it makes me feel unease.
user [16] · 2007-08-11
Good reading material from an independent source:

http://www.abc.net.au/specials/saul/default.htm

Has other books explaining history with a fairly unbiased perspective
user [78] · 2007-08-12
<So you learned everything knowing that it was a lie? :) >

Had to. Otherwise I would not have been in senior secundary school prep-university education. ;)

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