Hence it is most futile to debate on whether Varna is by birth or not. The moment you do so, you have to understand "Quasi Cyclic Time."
Death isn't full stop for us.
"Birth" & "Death" become significant factor in "Linear Time" not in "Quasi Cyclic." They are the two ends for "Linear Time."
In "Quasi Cyclic Time", they are just a node on cycle.
The process of interchange of Varna can keep occurring based on the action.
That action can occur anywhere and result too can occur anywhere. It may be before or after multiple nodes of death & birth.
In fact, Varna interchange too might happen multiple within a single cycle of "death & birth."
Wherein every interchange of Varna too can be perceived as a new "birth" & death.
It is not necessary to see birth only as a biological process as known. Birth can be various kinds so can be the death.
When we try to interpret the Shastras for logic around "Varna", then it is effected by non-intelligence about "Time".
Most of the interpretations and discussions are based on "Linear Time." Less emphasis is laid on "Quasi Cyclic Time".
The moment one removes this Abrahmic-Western Lens of "Linear Time", they will find this debate around, if "Varna" is by "Birth" or not will seem to be most futile.
Absolute wastage of time. In the grandness of philosophy that talks of "Kalchakra", this fight is pettiest.
You are too keen to talk about "birth" & "death" as parameter about "Varna".
But how sure are you that you have interpreted the word "Birth" & "Death" really as our Acharyas meant to write?
Many have missed the moot point.
You have to first define "Janma" & "Mrityu". If it is defined as western "Birth" & "Death", you confirm to the "linear time" & just take away the USP of Dharmik Values, which lies in "Quasi Cyclic Time".
Bound to happen, when you don't understand a single "term" but want to respond.
What does "Varna" mean?
You exist as a man or female, so it this gender difference, a discrimination? Is a kid getting "PCM" stream for better cut-off a discrimination?
Ramanujan must be laughing at the likes of Ashok Swain, saying, "Choosing to study Humanities wasn't your choice but a compulsion."
Hate for Hindus is immense & the mocking of the Hindu Interns at #NASA has exposed it big time.
Then the likes of @ashoswai could have called #NielsBohr a Sanghi Associate for he said:
"I go into the Upanishads to ask questions."
But those murky people like Swain, would only chose narratives peddled by likes of Zakir Naiks for whom believing in #HinduDivinities is #Haram & they will go gaga around fake stories of Islam given Algebra and other BS.
KalyanSingh was quoted in the @EconomicTimes that he had a meeting with MulayamSingh post resignation. He had also said that Yadav is a friend all options are open in politics.
Mulayam had open fired at Ram Bhakts. In politics none can come absolute clean sir. Let's not do it.
This isn’t right time to crit BJP even during such a grief situation. Kalyan Singh ji’s situation is bringing lots of pain to many but there is no point opening records in binaries which had never political reasons. Both Kalyan Singh & ABV are imp personalities for RJB.
There is no point throwing mud on other while one struggles to keep good health now.
Quasi Cyclic Time & connection with biology,from where conversation began can only be understood if you are clear about"deliverance",which is explained by Dr Raju.
You never said what it meant, but you took the generic notion assumed by west.
3/n Michel Danino makes a very strong case for Harappan Civilization being Vaidik in nature and also gives historicity of Sarasvati in his book "The Lost River - On the trail of the Sarasvati" published in 2010.