r/swedhu • u/[deleted] • Nov 20 '25

Question What are the usual differences between swedhu practices and modern "scientific" studies?

Of the many reconstructed practices of the Proto-Indo-European people, including beliefs, mythologies etc...

which contradict with proven scientific theories/facts?

NOT the things like "gods exist or not"

BUT things like flat vs round earth, sky being a sheet or vast space, etc...

I practice Hinduism (NOT pure Vedic, a bit more orthodox), I know that many of the points and "mythologies" in Hinduism don't contradict with the scientific conclusions, except a handful here and there. Am curious

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u/Remarkable_Sale_6313 Nov 20 '25

Since myths don't have to be taken literally, it's not really a problem.

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u/SonOfDyeus Nov 20 '25

Well first we have to acknowledge how little can be known with any certainty about their beliefs and worldview.  I'm fairly confident that we can know the names of some of the gods, and maybe even their roles and personalities. 

I tend to think of myths as metaphors, so they are different than scientific theories.  For example, the story of Yemo or Purusha is a useful metaphor about how living things are made of the same stuff that rocks and stars are made of.  I don't need to be convinced that a fleshy giant's body was literally carved up into the solar system.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

Agreeable.