A Universe with God

should have to negate the existence of the universe as well as our own existence. Since we can negate neither the existence of the universe nor our own existence, we cannot logically deny the existence of God. Man’s existence is the proof of God’s existence In the vastness of the universe, it is man alone who denies the existence of God, in spite of the fact that man’s own existence is the greatest proof of God’s existence. If a being like man exists, then a being like God, too, certainly exists. All the qualities which we envisage existing in God in a perfect form, exist in man in an imperfect form. If an imperfect being exists, a perfect being can certainly exist. Believing in one and denying the other is such a contradiction in logic that no one endowed with any reason can afford it. Rene Descartes, the famous French philosopher (1596–1650), was also faced with the question: ‘If man exists, what is the rational proof of his existence? ‘After long reflection, he gave this answer: ‘I think, therefore I exist.’ The answer he gave is entirely sound in terms of logic. But this logic, which proves the existence of man, proves something far greater, and that is, rational proof of the existence of God. In the light of this logical principle, we would be right in saying: ‘Thinking exists, therefore God exists.’ Those who deny God, deny Him because He appears to them as abstract and therefore incomprehensible. They find it difficult to believe in something which has no material existence. But human beings are thinking creatures. And everyone believes in the existence of thinking on the basis of his own experience, even though thinking is totally an abstract activity, with no material existence. Now, if man believes in the existence of one kind of abstract concept, then there is no reason why he should not accept the existence of another kind of abstract concept — that of God’s existence. Everyone will agree with the soundness of this logic. If the existence of thinking — which is an integral part of everyone’s experience — is denied, then, certainly, man shall have to deny his own existence. And no one can deny his own existence. That is why it is not logically possible for anyone to deny the existence of God. God being invisible is not a sufficient reason for denying His existence.