Prabhupāda: So far Vedic students are concerned, there are no controversies.
Rāmeśvara: But from what the modern man believes there may be some differences.
Prabhupāda: Modern man believes, that's all right, but . . .
Rāmeśvara: That's what his question is.
Prabhupāda: Our, our basic knowledge is on the Vedic principle, that whatever . . . just like we are explaining now, veda-vihito dharmaḥ. We have to understand everything from the Vedas, from this Vedic knowledge. So anything which does not speak accor . . . in terms of the Vedic formula, we do not accept such knowledge as valid.
Reporter: Okay.
Prabhupāda: But practically you are seeing that. But . . .
Reporter: Would you accept conclusions from science that . . . only if it agreed with the Vedic scriptures?
Prabhupāda: First of all is that . . . as you say science, what do you mean by science? Can you explain?
Reporter: Well, what the . . . the best conclusions of the best people in science.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That's all right, but what is the best conclusion?
Reporter: Well, rely on their opinions.
Prabhupāda: That is opinion. The opinion is changing. How you can rely? That is not fixed up. So what is this opinion? What is the value of this opinion?
Reporter: Well . . .
Prabhupāda: You give some opinion, and after some years you change it. So what is the . . . how can I rely on your opinion?
Reporter: Would Darwin's theory of evolution and other evolutionary theories . . .
Prabhupāda: Whatever it may be, if it is being changed every year or every ten years, then what is the value of this opinion? There is no value.