Faith in the Unseen

DISCOVERY OF GOD The fact is that we know things through two methods. One is through direct observation, and the other is through inference. From the scientific point of view, both these methods and arguments are equally valid. In terms of their validity, there is no difference between them. In the present age, science is a valid means for scholarly research. Science has two parts—one is theoretical science, and the other is technical science or applied science. Technical science deals only with the external or apparent aspects of things. However, in their final analysis, all things that appear to be visible become invisible. According to a scientific study, all things are finally a collection of atoms, and an atom, in its final analysis, is a collection of subatomic particles that are not visible. In this sense, it would be correct to say that not only is the unseen Creator in the unseen realm and hence unobservable to us directly, but even apparently, observable creations are, in their final analysis, in the unseen realm, therefore, unobservable to us. Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950) described the universe as engaged in a ‘mad dance of electrons,’ highlighting the undeniable presence of the invisible in the cosmos. Another scientist has defined the universe as ‘waves of probability’ due to its invisible state. The British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington (d. 1944) explored this theme in his book Science and the Unseen World (A. S. Eddington, Macmillan, 1929, 91 pages). From this perspective, it is correct to say that not only is the, apparently, invisible Creator in the unseen realm, but the apparently visible creation is also in the unseen state.