English book · God and the Universe

Man’s Existence is Proof of God’s Existence

English book, p. 164

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

1. The Unseen World, by Sir Arthur Eddington 2. Human Knowledge, by A. W. Bertrand Russel Present-day science accepts the existence of many things that cannot be seen, such as electrons, the law of gravity, X-rays, etc. Although they cannot be observed by the human eye directly, every scientist believes in their existence for the simple reason that although we cannot see these things directly, we can see their effects—for example, the heat of an electron, a falling apple, in the case of gravity, and a photo film, in the case of X-rays. From the scientific point of view, we believe in the existence of things, both by direct observation and their effects or, in other words, by way of indirect knowledge or inferential argument. If everything in this universe is proved through indirect evidence, then the same is true for God’s existence. God certainly is not visible to our eyes. But He is undoubtedly observable through His signs—His creation in the form of the universe around us. So, we can say that the presence of the creation is proof of the Creator. This is scientific and intellectual evidence for the existence of God. Space Observation Space travel is one of the new things that have come into existence in present times. Many people have travelled into space in rockets, and with special telescopes, they have studied the Earth. Their space observations have revealed many new things. An Astronaut once observed that he realized there was no planet like the Earth in the vast universe during his space journey. There is life on Earth, and along

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