God and the Hereafter

GOD AND THE HEREAFTER The consciousness of God is deeply embedded in human nature. What is needed is to remove the veil that has been placed over human nature. When this veil is removed, man will begin to ‘see’ God. The creation is evidence of the Creator, that is, God. The creation is such a meaningful phenomenon that it is simply unthinkable to have come into being without someone having created it. In this matter, the choice before us is not a universe with God and a universe without God. Instead, the option is between the universe with God and no universe at all! If we say God does not exist, we are also compelled to say that the universe does not exist. However, the universe is too obvious a fact; therefore, we are not in a position to deny the existence of the universe. Hence, we cannot deny the existence of God. The world’s meaningfulness is proof that its Creator has absolute awareness of meaningfulness. Such a Creator cannot make an imperfect world regarding its results. It is impossible that a meaningful Creator will create a meaningless world. However, despite all its meaningfulness, this world is defective in its present state. For its completion and perfection, it seeks another world. It is this world that the prophets have called the world of the Hereafter. The world of the Hereafter is not just an article of faith. Instead, it is an entirely intellectual phenomenon. The existence of the world of the Hereafter can be proved on the very same intellectual basis as all other issues of science.