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the importance of education and its role in changing public opinion. The ideas like "Science is for men and not men for science", "Science without spirituality will destroy world", "Science without humanity is a great sin", "Live and let live should be propogated on war footing in the minds of people specially children. Now a days, the religions are misunderstood and creating prob. lems in the society. As long as religion is divided, humanity is divided; the humanity is divided, science will continue to rule humanity. So let us understood the power of soul (atma) which is greater than the power of atom. We must begin with the notion that humanity must change its perspective on the natural environment, which envelops us, which naurishes us, which composes us. The human ingenuity which brought technological advances, now threatened the life systems which sustain
us.
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Now, what can be done, the answer we believe, lies in education, in providing information to the public, so that within another generation, humanity will recognise its role as protector and participant in nature and not conquerer. I believe change begins at the local level, the socital values and policies change person to person, community to community. Let us Start this work with slogan "Live and let live" without any further delay.
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