Selective Amnesia

Crackpot Theory #58

In this post, I proposed a theory that religion and its greatest obsession – that of unity, is actually a look back at Evolution.

According to the Hindu Scriptures, Vishnu takes on 10 avatars to save the world from evil.
The 10 avatars are – 1) Matsya – the fish
2) Kurma – the turtle
3) Varaha – the Boar
4) Narasimha – the half-man-half lion
5) Vamana – the midget
6) Parasu-rama – the axe man
7) Rama – the (well…) Ideal man
Krishna
9) Budha
10) Kalki – (yet to arrive)

My contention (not all mine – i heard somebody saying this, and I badgered my way into the discussion to listen to the whole thing and argue back and forth), is that the 10 avatars show the evolution of life on earth – from aquatic fish to terrestrial man – getting more intelligent and more powerful each time.