How do I know the things I know?

[Akincana Krishna dasa]

Err...no. You see, science has rigorous peer review. Science tests and retests its ideas before concluding something. A 'theory' in science is something that has passed rigorous testing from many sources. They take a hypothesis and devise a test that will either provide evidence for or against the hypothesis. If the hypothesis is wrong, this doesn't mean that science was wrong; either way, science has learned something. Science has earned the right to be trusted.

Vedic spiritual culture also has rigorous peer review. It's called guru, sadhu and sastra. I'm sorry if you don't know what that is - it's basically a checks and balances system that we don't accept truth unless it's confirmed by several sources. Many people have done the tests, many people have gotten the same results.