> The ayurvedic or any of the sciences of ancient Indians use the same trail & error methodologies of modern science. Then please show us the studies, and the

> The ayurvedic or any of the sciences of ancient Indians use the same trail & error methodologies of modern science. Then please show us the studies, and the reproductions. As you said, "Why should it be any different?", and verification via repeatably reproducing results is how science works. > the British & Muslim rule in India. That's a bit of off-topic attack that serves no purpose to your argument. If you were trying to make the argument the texts would have been preserved if India had been entirely under Hindu rule, well, that's an entirely different argument that does not validate an "Ayurveda works" claim. In short: "The dog ate my thesis" does not work. > In India we have been following these for thousands of years. As have been a lot of rituals and traditions that have been proven to hold no (or worse, negative) benefit. Age serves as a poor proxy for legitimacy.