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This brings up the topic of standard of evidence that's considered acceptable in various fields. Successful reconstruction of PIE languages is similar to mathematical derivations i…

Assuming PIE existed, you would be right. I am not saying it didn't. While of course no PIE writings have been ever found, it's interesting that we have also not found references t…

I think what you are saying is that the existence of indo-european languages could only reasonably be explained by them having originated from a common ancestral language. I agree …

My question got downvoted. I wonder whose feathers I ruffled.

Playing devil's advocate here: Given that there is not a shred of evidence that we have found so far that supports the idea of the existence of the Proto-Indo-European language, wh…

Unfortunately, its likely much worse than merely failing to do fact checking. India has been handicapped by a highly insufficient educational system set up by the British (and late…

Are these changes to school textbooks politically/religiously motivated? Debatable. Do these changes de-emphasize science education or merely reorganize it? Also debatable. Are the…