| Vedic Knowledge | Non-Vedic Knowledge |
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The earth is spherical. |
The earth is flat. |
| This universe was created 155.522 trillion years ago. | This universe was created around 6,000 years ago. |
| This is not the first creation. | This is the first and only creation. |
| The human population of the world today originates from thousands of couples. | The human population of the world originates from one couple. |
| We have eternal existence. | We never existed before this life. |
| We suffer or enjoy based on our own actions (karma). | We suffer or enjoy based on chance. |