Scientific Research and Futility

Futile exploration of other planets

0:00Prabhupāda: And they continually going on giving information—rocks and sand. Why do you take so much trouble of going to Mars and this? If your go....

0:17It is already concluded that we shall give this, because they are already under the impression that all other planets are vacant. The same thing, after spending millions of dollars, they're giving the same verdict.

0:34So why do this business?

Scientific research as cheating

0:42Simply cheating. They're cheating their boss, that "We are making research." The result of research is the same. They're silent now, this Mars excursion? Hari-śauri: Yes. What they'll say? There is nothing to say.

Questioning the value of space photography

1:08They do not go, and even they go, they take photograph from millions of miles, what is the value of these things?

1:17But people are accepting that "Oh, scientific research." Perhaps I am the only man in the world who is protesting. [laughs] Eh? Everyone is accepting, "Oh, this is scientific."

Public acceptance of scientific advancement

1:39Hari-śauri: People are being duped now into believing that advancement means simply to research. Not to actually find out anything valuable, but just to do some research.

1:51They think that that's the whole thing, education means just to research. Yes, that is the European. You don't get the result, go on researching and spoil the money.

Complexity of material nature

2:11Jagadīśa: Kṛṣṇa has manufactured everything in such a complicated way that their search is never-ending.

Scientific articles in Back to Godhead

2:18Prabhupāda: That article written by Svarūpa Dāmodara in the recent Back to Godhead... Hari-śauri: That was not... Oh, which one? The recent this. Hari-śauri: The newest one? That was not by Svarūpa Dāmodara. That was by... You have got?

2:39Hari-śauri: Dāmodara dāsa and Jagajīvana. Oh, Svarūpa Dāmodara is different. Oh. Hari-śauri: This is more like a commentary on science as it exists today.

Presenting science for the layman

2:55Hmm. Hari-śauri: This is like a presentation of science for the layman. Hmm. Yes, this article. [pause] That's all right. Hmm. Prabhu-sam... [break] [end]