THE UNIVERSE DECLARES

Another justification that materialist thinkers rely on is the term ‘the law of nature’. “Why do chicks come out of the hen’s egg in 21 days, whereas from the egg of the ostrich, the babies take 45 days to hatch?” There are a number of questions of this nature which are answered by the materialist simply as: “It is a law of nature.” This does appear to be a justification, but in fact this answer only describes one incident. By using the words ‘law of nature’, we only acknowledge the order and function of the universe. These words do not explain why this discipline and performance is established in the first place. The term ‘law of nature’ simply expresses that things always come into existence under a certain principle and will always come into being in the same way. This does not indicate why something is happening? It does not state the cause of the incident, but only presents the picture of the event. If you ask a doctor why the blood is red, he will reply that the blood contains minute red particles called red blood cells. “True, but why are these particles red?” “These particles contain a special substance called haemoglobin, which turns red when it absorbs oxygen in the lungs.” “Okay, but where do the red blood cells carrying haemoglobin come from?” “They are prepared in your spleen.” “That’s wonderful, doctor, but tell me how is it that blood, red blood cells, spleen and thousands of other things are organized in such a coherent way and act so unitedly that I can breathe, run, speak, and live.” “Ah! That is the law of nature.” “What is it that you call law of nature?” “When I say ‘nature’, I mean the interplay of blind physical and chemical forces.” “But doctor, what causes these blind forces in nature to always act in a direction that leads them to a definite end? How do they organize their activities in such a way that a bird can fly, a fish can swim and a human being comes into existence with his unique abilities?” Science has furnished us with many new insights. But whatever it offers is only a detail of a few events. Science has no answer for why they are happening.