Without God consciousness, civilization faces nature's punishment; only surrender to the Supreme Controller brings real solution.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: The present time, it is called Kali-yuga. [aside] Take little prasādam. Kali-yuga means this age... Kali-yuga means the age of quarrel and disagreement. Dr.
Kneupper: Age of...? Prabhupāda: Quarrel and disagreement. Because there is no standard idea. So I'll disagree with you, you'll disagree with me, and on slight provocation there will be fight. This is the age called Kali-yuga. Dr.
Kneupper: Do you see that nations will fight too? That there will be wars, things like that? Prabhupāda: Yes, so many difficulties. Even there is no war, the natural disturbance and foolish government will create such situation that people will become mad in hopelessness. Dr. Kneupper: Very dark. Prabhupāda: Very dark, yes.
First thing, there will be no rainfall. Due to the sinful activities of the people, from nature the punishment will be there will be no rainfall. I have seen already in Europe. Everywhere there is scarcity of rainfall.
And on account of scarcity of rainfall, food production will be reduced. They will try to eat meat, killing, and maintain themselves. But that is also not very prospective. How long you will...?
The animals will also die. Then in Europe they are doing that, that on account of scarcity of rain there is no grass, so they are thinking, "These animals die for want of food. Let us eat them." This is their intelligence. Dr. Kneupper: Well, do you see that many people will die, because there's not...
Many people will die. Prabhupāda: Yes. If there is no rainfall, either animal or men, they will die for want of food. Dr. Kneupper: What do you think would be the remedy or solution to the problem? Prabhupāda: Remedy is they should admit that there is God. But they do not admit, especially the so-called scientist rascals and atheist philosophers, politicians.