God, the Hereafter, and Human Nature

existence, even though he has not seen himself coming out of her womb. The issue of God and the life Hereafter remains a subject of logical debate until the artificial curtain that covers man’s mind is not removed. When this curtain is lifted through reflection and thinking or rational arguments, man recognizes God and the Hereafter in line with his inner realization. God now becomes for him the most known of all that is known. The task of logical evidence is to take a person to the door of man’s innate nature. As soon as this door is opened, man finds God in such a way as if he knew God already. The Hereafter becomes a reality for him. If a blindfold is tied around a person’s eyes, one might need to use logical arguments to prove the sun’s existence to him. However, he does not need arguments to accept the sun when removing the blindfold. Then, he can see the sun directly, in a natural way. The same is true with awareness of God’s existence and the Hereafter. The consciousness of God and the Hereafter is deeply embedded in human nature. The real need is only to lift the curtain of conditioning over man’s innate nature. Through arguments or evidence, when this curtain is raised, man begins to ‘see’ God and the Hereafter with even more certainty than a man who sees the sun with his own eyes.