The Beginning of the Universe
English book, PDF p. 9
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
~ 9 ~ After this revolution in knowledge, logical or rational argument also changed drastically. This changing situation compelled the philosophers and the scientists to revise logical criteria. It has now become an accepted fact that inferential argument is as valid as direct argument. In the post-Einstein era, it was discovered that even so-called observable matter was unobservable. Now everything was waves, and waves were not observable. Present-day science includes so many things, like electrons, the law of gravity, x-rays, etc., all of which are non-material in nature. They cannot be observed, but every scientist believes in their existence, for the simple reason that, although we cannot see these things directly, we can see their effect. For example, a falling apple, in the case of gravity, and a photograph, in the case of x-rays. We believe in the existence of all these things, not by observation but by their result; in other words, by way of indirect knowledge. This change in human knowledge also changed the theory of logic. Now it is well established in science

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