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this, they must accept that the living force has mystic power. I cannot ex-
plain how my fingernail is growing out of my finger; it is beyond the
power of my brain. In other words, it is growing by inconceivable po-
tency, or acintya-sakti. So if acintya-sakti exists in an ordinary being,
imagine how much acintya-sakti God possesses.

The difference between God and me is that although I have the same
potencies as God, I can produce only a small quantity of chemicals,
whereas He can produce enormous quantities. I can produce a little water
in the form of perspiration, but God can produce the seas. Analysis of
one drop of seawater gives you the qualitative analysis of the sea, without
any mistake. Similarly, the ordinary living being is part and parcel of
God, so by analyzing the living beings we can begin to understand God.
In God there is great mystic potency. God’s mystic potency is working
swiftly, exactly like an electric machine. Machines operate by certain en-
ergy, and they are so nicely made that all the work is done simply by
pushing a button. Similarly, God said, ‘‘Let there be creation,’’ and there
was creation. Considered in this way, the workings of nature are not very
difficult to understand. God has such wonderful potencies that the cre-
ation, on His order alone, immediately takes place.

Brahmananda Swami: Scientists don’t accept God or acintya-sakti.
Srila Prabhupada: That is their rascaldom. God exists, and His acintya-
Sakti also exists.

Karandhara dasa: Scientists say that life was created biochemically. .
Srila Prabhupada: And I say to them: ‘‘Why don’t you create life? Your
biology and chemistry are very advanced, so why don’t you create life?’’
Karandhara dasa: They say they will create life in the future.

Srila Prabhupada: When in the future? If the scientists know the cre-
ative process, why can’t they create life now? If life has a biochemical
origin, and if biologists and chemists are so advanced, then why can’t
they create life in their laboratories? When this crucial point is raised,
they say, ‘‘We shall do it in the future.’ Why in the future? That is non-
sense. Trust no future, however pleasant. What is the meaning of their
advancement? They are talking nonsense.

Karandhara dasa: They say that they are right on the verge of creating
life.

Srila Prabhupada: But that is also the future in a different way. They
must accept that they still do not know the truth about the origin of life.
Since they are expecting to be able to create life in the future, presently
their knowledge must be imperfect. Their proposal is something like giv-
ing someone a postdated check. Suppose I owe you ten thousand dollars
