Faith in the Unseen

In present times, for academic studies science is regarded as an authentic source of the truth. There are two sides to science, one being theoretical and the other technical. In terms of scientific studies, the sphere of technical science is limited. Through technology one can see only the appearances of things, but all the things which are apparent have, in the last analysis, their unseen aspects. For instance, you can see flowers, but you cannot see their fragrance. It is not possible to see the fragrance of a flower by means of any microscope or telescope. Although, just as the flower exists, so too does its fragrance exist. According to scientific study, all things are finally a combination of atoms and the atom in its last analysis is a combination of electrons and protons. One scientist, describing this reality, has written that the entire universe is a mad dance of invisible electrons (and protons). Other scientists have interpreted this invisible state of the universe as being waves of probability. In this respect, it would be right to say that not only is the seemingly invisible Creator unseen, but His visible creation is also in the unseen. The British scientist, Sir Arthur Eddington (d. 1944), wrote extensively on this subject in a book titled Science and the Unseen World (Macmillan, 1920). The truth is that what we see in this world is only their appearance: the reality of things still remains invisible. The same is true of God. God as to His being is apparently invisible, but in His creations He becomes visible to us. The existence of the things He created is in itself a proof of the existence of the Creator. The universe is so meaningful that, without accepting the Creator, it is not possible to explain the universe. God’s being in the unseen is in one sense due to the exigencies of putting mankind to the test. If God were to become visible, there would be no such exigencies. God being in the unseen is why believing in Him becomes a test paper