SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY

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. The soundness of this logic is quite apparent. 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’s being invisible is not a sufficient reason for denying His existence. The truth is that denying God’s existence because of His being invisible is an outdated argument in the age of modern science. In the beginning of the 20th century, when the atom was smashed and scientific knowledge embraced the subatomic world, it was brought to light that, in this realm, everything was invisible. Everything previously perceived to be palpably solid was shown to be made up of components which were invisible. This being so, taking the stand that God’s existence may be denied on the grounds of invisibility has come to be regarded as unscientific. The following two books provide details on this subject: 1. Science and the Unseen World by Sir Arthur Eddington. 2. Human Knowledge by Bertrand Russell Therefore, we can say that: The option that we have is not between a ‘universe with God’ or a ‘universe without God’. The only option we have is between a ‘universe with God’ or ‘no universe at all’. o Listen to the soul-nourishing articles while on the go. A great companion for study groups and collective reading exercises. Spirit of Islam web version now available with AUDIO feature www.spiritofislam.co.in/spiritnew/