Prabhupāda: One, the origin of life, and the other, planetary system. There is no knowledge. They are simply speculating.
Rākṣana: It is correct that the illumination of the moon is caused by the movements of the vegetation on the surface?
Prabhupāda: Hmm?
Rākṣana: The illumination?
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Rākṣana: So it should be fairly easy for scientists to prove, Svarūpa Dāmodara and such, that... I know that they can't prove there is illumination caused by the deserts.
Prabhupāda: That is the point. Therefore it is doubtful whether they have gone.
Devotee (1): Did they go to some other planet, Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: That is different question. But they did not go to the moon planet.
Vipina: I think in the Bhāgavatam you also explain that the moon is about 1,600,000 miles away, so they couldn't have gone. It's beyond the sun, you said, Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: Hmm. (break)
Devotee (2): ...rectifying the senators and the congressmen, is there much hope in talking to them?
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: The politicians in Washington. He would like to know if it's worthwhile talking to them, preaching to them.
Devotee (3): Much hope talking to people like that?
Prabhupāda: He wants to talk?
Devotee (2): Yes, I want to talk to them.
Prabhupāda: No, no. He wants to talk or you want to talk?
Devotee (2): I want to talk to them.
Prabhupāda: No.