Science and Technology
Science should always be cultivated with a sentient motive. The collective welfare of living beings will remain a distant dream unless science and worldly power are fully controlled by sentient people.
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
The stand of PROUT on science and technology is highly supportive. Sarkar asserts that progress is not consistent with the use of outdated technology. He insists that society must overcome all obstacles, big or small, that arise from adopting progressive ideas and modern technology. So, for example, in respect to industry and agriculture, PROUT endorses utilization of the latest technology. Under PROUT, such type of rationalization would not increase unemployment. Rather, full employment would be sustained by reducing working hours commensurate with the increased output resulting from the introduction of more efficient methods and means of production.
The stand of PROUT in relation to science and technology is comprehensive. According to PROUT, no dogma or superstition should stand in the way of humanity's individual and collective, physical, mental, and spiritual advancement.
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