"Cavil as Much as You Like"

The conclusions of the two schools are the same: that there exist living beings and a manifested world; that both of them are controlled; that since nothing within our experience exists without some cause, there must also be a cause for the cosmic manifestation; that man is struggling on account of ignorance; and, finally, that human life is meant for realizing our actual position and resolving the frustration imposed by our ignorance.

Scientists like Bose have served to help dissuade thoughtful men from accepting the idea of man's ability to solve all his problems independently. Although this idea may superficially appear palatable, in fact the same problems confront modern, technologically advanced Everyman that have always confronted him: birth, old age, disease, death. And no progressive planning commission or well-meaning manifesto will ever do away with these ubiquitous companions to life in the material world. Nor should useless arguments taint our spirit of investigation. After all, who can deny the infinitude of even this material creation, which is described as only one-fourth of the entire creation of God? The Bhisma-parva section of the Mahabharata says, acintyaḥ khalu ye bhava na tams tarkena yojayet: "Things of an inconceivable nature certainly cannot be grasped by argument."

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura concludes, "Cavil as much as you like"-ultimately one must surrender to Krsna.