God’s Existence

GOD’S EXISTENCE How can one discover God? I answered this question in an English talk at the India International Center, New Delhi, on 9 May 2009, on the topic: “How to discover God?” In the talk, I said that discovering God is not an academic issue. Instead, it is about a personal quest every human should embark on. Everyone has a natural desire or urge to know that Being who has bestowed them with existence. I, too, like other people, was confronted with this issue. I was born in a family where the environment was religious. Because of this influence, I began to believe in God traditionally. Later, when my awareness matured, I wanted to reason out that belief. To reinvestigate this issue, I studied the relevant subjects. As is known, the subject of God is related to three fields of knowledge: philosophy, science, and religion. Here, I will describe some of my experiences with philosophy and science. During my studies, I came across the famous French philosopher Descartes (d. 1650). He famously said, “I think. Therefore, I am.” This formula applies to man’s existence, but it applies in just the same manner to the existence of God. Expanding on the above statement by Descartes, one can say: “The existence of man makes the existence of God understandable.”