There is a large genre of this stuff, claiming that the Vedas already contain all of relativity and/or quantum mechanics. I believe that a lot of it is also connected to the revisionist history that claims that Indo-Aryan languages are indigenous to the sub-continent and were spoken in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro rather than coming with Indo-Iranian invaders, and this is all connected to right-wing Hindu nationalist politics. Not in all cases of course, but it seems to get pushed by those politicians, because of its nationalist appeal.
At least Frank Tipler does really know the physics...
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Date: 2010-09-15 06:56 am (UTC)At least Frank Tipler does really know the physics...