SCIENCE VERSUS MIRACLES — Authentication of Religious Truths

scientific arguments have one superior facet as they are established on the basis of rational axioms of the people. This difference was the result of developments in nuclear science. Early physical sciences were limited to the macro world or the macro universe. At that time it was believed that everything had a measurable physical form. Developments in the 20th century allowed man to penetrate the micro world and changed this scenario. Now it is known that matter in its ultimate form is so small that it could only be considered as 'waves of probability'. These developments in the nuclear science created a revolution in knowledge, one aspect of which was that the standard of rational argument changed. Now, the inferential argument was as accepted and acknowledged as a direct argument. Knowledge had reached a stage where a direct observable argument was not possible. Hence, it became mandatory that inferential argument be given the same standing as a direct argument so that the new discoveries of the micro world could be further developed. These developments of human knowledge made it possible for religious truths to be presented in the same manner as those used in the material world. For instance, the argument that the evidence of design in this world proves there exists a designer, is a similar kind of argument as any scientific argument used in the material world. It has become possible for man to use supporting arguments from rational human knowledge to establish the truth of the divine message. Now modern scientific knowledge has taken the place of the miracles presented by the early Prophets. Religious truths which were presented on the weight of supernatural miracles in ancient times can now be understood on the basis of accepted human knowledge. Today's bearer of truth does not need to show any miracles in order to support his message. It has become possible for him to use supporting arguments from rational human knowledge to establish the truth of his message. He can address the modern mind on the basis of the same knowledge that has already been accepted and acknowledged as true. o