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Predictable Universe

English book, p. 137

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

FROM DENIAL TO BELIEF IN GOD that exists never again comes into being after the existing universe did. According to scientific estimates, the universe is around 15 billion years old. What reason is there that in this long period, a meaningful universe has come into being just once and never again after that, not even partially? For example, as far as we know, it has never happened that a new solar system has been created again or that a planet like Earth has come into being with water, air, and greenery, where humans and animals move about. This is clear evidence of creation as a result of a conscious decision by a Creator and not as an ‘accident.’ The present world is an exceptional phenomenon. The universe is an exception and refutes the view of the deniers of God. If the universe were only the result of an accident, it would be repeatable through another such ‘accident’. But when it is not repeatable, seeking to explain it as a result of a supposed accident is entirely baseless. This sort of explanation is not scientifically acceptable. The fact is that for a person, the existence of God is as certain as that of his existence. Every person accepts their existence. Through the same evidence and proof, he will also have to accept the existence of God. To accept one’s existence and not to accept God’s existence is an intellectual contradiction. No serious person can accept this. The famous 17th-century French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650) said, “I think, therefore I exist.” This principle is undoubtedly a firm one. According to this principle, a person aware of himself reaches the stage

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