ATHEISM

A THEISM is an outcome of being against theism. It does not result from a discovery of the non-existence of God. Earlier atheism was based on scientific validation. However, it has now lost its foundations and adherence to it has become anachronistic in nature. Those who claim scientific backing for atheism now have observations of other scientific authorities which run contrary to their claim. Einstein when asked whether he was an atheist replied, “You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervour is mostly due to painful act of liberation from the fetters of religious indoctrination received in youth”. (Letter to Guy H Raner Jr) This means scientists are not in a position to say that there is a God, they can just take a sceptical stand on the existence of God. This is because the accepted base for belief in something in the intellectual world is scientific. Since there is no clear scientific discovery on the non-existence of God, this is still subject to interpretation. Towards the end of the 19th century, there was a strong wave of what was popularly called ‘scientific atheism’. The argument often offered to negate the existence of God was His being invisible. But new scientific investigations, carried out at the beginning of the 20th century started turning the tide against the credibility of this position. It became apparent and accepted that there are many aspects of nature that are invisible yet they exist. One of the books written on this new world discovered by science is Science and the Unseen World by Sir Arthur Eddington. At the beginning of the 20th century Sir James Jeans declared that the universe which had been discovered by modern science was not compatible with the mechanical interpretation that had gained ground since past several decades. The age of quantum mechanics has established that nothing is fully observable. Contrary to previous ATHEISM Reasoning One of the most amazing qualities of the universe is that there is no interpretation or explanation of it, other than that which allows for God’s existence, despite the fact that the best brains in every age have attempted to unravel its mysteries.