As historian of science Stanley Jaki spent his life documenting, the pagan world view was one of endless cycles, of oscillations, of rise and fall, golden ages of glory, bronze ages of decline, iron and stone ages of despair, with no genuine permanent progress.

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For me this honour is a symbol of how art can change people's perception of life and view the world in a different way.

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But is the world really ready for Bollywood's saccharine view of life?

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After all, the discovery of life on another planet would cause a profound shift in our world view, akin to the Copernican shift from an Earth-centric to a Sun-centric world.

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But like the hotels world, social media disrupts life for those of us who want to express a point of view.

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