RELIGION AND SOCIETY

Religion and Society ~ 407 ~ But in the present century many events have come to the notice of science, which are not explainable in terms of the common principle of material causes. For instance, all efforts have failed to explain the disintegration of the radium electron according to known laws. It has even been said by scientists that no one can be absolutely certain which piece of radium will disintegrate at which point of time. As one scientist put it, “It may rest on the knees of whatever gods there be.” Animal life too has its inexplicable aspects. It has been proved that animal instincts are innate and not an acquisition. Our proofs do not, however, tell us why this should be so. The bee makes each section of its honeycomb octagonal. It was not taught in a training center about which particular geometrical figure would be the most appropriate for its purpose. It is not, so far as we know, even conscious of the significance of this shape. Yet it constructs mathematically, as if it had been commanded to do so. Says the Quran: