Acharya Prashant addresses a question about the distinction between science and pseudoscience. He begins by defining science as something that is falsifiable and verifiable, which comes up with theories rather than absolute truths. When the questioner raises the point of having to believe in fields like medicine without personal knowledge, Acharya Prashant clarifies that this belief is not blind. It is founded on a community of professionals, established literature, and institutions that are themselves based on science. A doctor is certified by a particular institution, which is founded on scientific principles. He further elaborates that science is based on experimentation and is characterized by its honesty; any long-standing theory can be nullified if even one observation to the contrary is found. Scientific observations are objective and not person-dependent, meaning an experiment should yield the same results regardless of who performs it. In contrast, pseudoscience is subjective. He gives the example of a belief that a particular spiritual figure has divine powers, and only their actions can produce certain results, which is a hallmark of pseudoscience. When asked about homeopathy, he dismisses government certification as irrelevant to scientific validity, stating that governments can promote belief systems in the name of knowledge. He asserts that there is no such thing as "allopathy," only the field of medicine, and that homeopathy has been conclusively shown to be a sham because the dilutions it uses are scientifically impossible to achieve. Responding to another question about the afterlife, karma, and the purpose of life, Acharya Prashant explains that the Puranas are recent Smriti literature and should be rejected if they contradict Vedantic philosophy. He refutes the notion of a soul entering a fetus, explaining that life originates from matter itself—the sperm cell meeting the egg cell. Nothing enters the body at birth, so nothing can leave it at death. The origin of life is matter, and life itself is a cycle of the living becoming dead and the dead becoming alive. The goal of life, he explains, is not a future objective but an immediate one. Using the analogy of being in a burning house, the immediate goal is to get out. Similarly, the purpose of good karma is to be joyful and liberated right now. Good karma is not about accumulating points for the future but about being good and acting from a good center in the present moment. Finally, when asked if a superpower exists, Acharya Prashant states that it does, but it is within the individual. You are the only superpower. The belief in an external superpower makes one powerless. This inner superpower is what the Sanatana philosophy calls the Self, or Atma. This is the ultimate truth (Shruti), to which all other texts (Smriti) must submit. The moment you ask if a superpower exists outside of you, you have already assumed you are not it, which is a horrible assumption. Getting rid of powerless concepts is how you realize that you are the superpower.