Explaining the Universe in Rational Terms

Explaining the Universe in Rational Terms Because of the total freedom enjoyed by humankind, there are inevitably many problems or chalenges, and it is in meeting these chalenges that we develop and advance. I t is said that the entire debate over belief and disbelief boils down to one question: Does logic prevail? Those who are of a disbelieving disposition say that if there were a God, why is it that we see contradictions everywhere in the world. When we observe the universe, we come to the conclusion that throughout the material cosmos, there is a grand design. Yet, in the human world, the picture is quite different. Here, we witness misery, sorrow, suffering and all kinds of evil. According to the sceptics, this contradiction between the two scenarios— the cosmos and the human world—shows that our world is a bundle of randomness. Although in a partial sense there seems to be design in the world, when we look at the picture in totality, the design disappears. This negates the argument that if there is a design, there must be a designer. This contradiction can, however, be explained by making a comparison. When we compare the two