REVELATION AND INSPIRATION — Guidance From God

According to an expert ornithologist the answer to this is that ‘birds have evolved a highly efficient means of travelling swiftly over long distances with great economy of energy’. But these are just words. While agreeing that behavioural and physiological adaptations necessary for migration are under genetic control, these experts acknowledge that migration has developed independently in many avian lineages. Completely devoid of the capability to derive benefit from knowledge, migratory birds are able to undertake long journeys similar to those of man. The truth is that birds do not demonstrate any evidence in their nature that proves that they have developed this capability through the process of evolution. If you ponder over this phenomenon, there can be only two possible hypotheses: One, that these birds have a complete knowledge of the geography of both the land and sea masses of the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia. However, no study has established this as a fact. According to all our available information, birds on their own have no knowledge of any kind of geographical facts. In support of this hypothesis, whatever is written or spoken is without any foundation and is only a supposition which has no evidence in factual knowledge. The second possible hypothesis — is that some external power with complete geographic knowledge is helping these birds, using some sort of hidden remote control. This power is guiding the birds in a manner similar to that used in the radio-communication control of unmanned spacecraft. This second hypothesis is a more credible hypothesis. In reality, this matter confirms and establishes as true the concept known in divine religions as 'revelation'. There are such instances in the animal kingdom that cannot be understood unless it is accepted that these animals are in receipt of guidance from an external treasure house of knowledge. This in religious terms is referred to as revelation. A study of animal life makes it possible for us to understand the concept of revelation. Credible circumstantial evidence in favour of a hypothesis is sufficient to establish its occurrence and veracity. The concept of revelation means that God sends His guidance to man in an unseen manner. This guidance tells man what he must do and what he should refrain from. This connection of revelation between