Acharya Prashant addresses the questioner's belief in the scientific benefits of fire rituals like Agnihotra, emphasizing that if a matter relates to matter, such as gases and the environment, one must consult scientists and research journals rather than priests or scriptures. He dismisses claims that rituals saved people during the Bhopal gas tragedy as pseudo-science often found on social media. He explains the elementary science of combustion, noting that burning ghee, wood, and cow dung produces gases such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which contribute to pollution and climate change rather than purifying the air. He clarifies that air is a mixture of gases and adding combustion products does not purify it, urging the questioner to seek answers from actual scientific literature. He defines the true domain of religion as the investigation of the ego and its liberation from suffering. He asserts that religion has nothing to do with material concerns like gases, diet, or house directions, labeling such discussions as fraud or tribal superstition. He highlights that even great spiritual figures like Shri Krishna, Buddha, and Ramana Maharshi were subject to the laws of the material world and physical ailments, proving that spirituality does not exempt the body from material reality. He argues that the body is material and reacts to poison or gas regardless of one's spiritual status. Referring to the Bhagavad Gita, Acharya Prashant explains that Shri Krishna defines Yagya as the devotion of one's actions to the Almighty, rather than the gross act of burning material objects. He argues that India's historical stagnation was due to religion turning into superstition. He concludes by stating that a religious mind must be sharp and scientific, rejecting pseudo-scientific concepts like auras or distance healing, and focusing solely on the liberation of the ego. He maintains that religion should be a burning inquiry rather than a system of fossilized beliefs.