Acharya Prashant explains that when an individual lacks self-knowledge, the most fundamental aspect of education is missing, making them worse than illiterate. While such a person may possess degrees and doctorates, they lack the wisdom to admit their lack of true education. This discrepancy between literacy and wisdom has led the world to a critical point where major coastal cities are in danger of being submerged due to human actions. He emphasizes that while science provides knowledge about the world, it is the human mind that decides how to apply that knowledge. Science itself is not alive; it is the mind that chooses the direction of scientific application. For instance, modern physics revealed the potential of nuclear energy, but an uneducated mind converted this science into technology capable of destroying the Earth hundreds of times over. He concludes that without self-understanding, the objects of normal education are used in ways that are ultimately destructive and irrational.