Whenever we see a beautiful building of great splendor and design, we can easily understand that its architect, master, builder and mason were each expert of his own craft, We discover the knowledge of and science of its builder from observing such a well propotioned building. Similarly by looking at a car, an airoplane, a computer or any other will designed airtifact, we are invariably guided to weill informed and knowledgeable inventors, discovers and makers. We are made aware of their skill and learning. It is not necessary in anyone of these instances to actually see the constructor of the building or other objects with our eyes to testify to knowledge with any of our external senses.
Never the less we believe is his science and knowledge because that same orderliness which we percieved in the artifacts, forces us to recognize the knowlege of the constructor, we then reach the conclusion that it is in no case necessary that something whose existance we wish to believe in should be visible or tangible, there are many facts which are not perceptible to our external senses , but we become aware of them by paying care and attention to what effect they produce. Every wise person understands without exercising too much effort that there can be no effect without a cause; nothing orderly without a wise and knowledgeable desinger.
We can divide the things of the world into two categories on this basis, one is the category of things which are evident to one or more of the five senses. We observe visible things with our eyes, we hear sounds with our ears, we become aware of pleasant and unpleasant smells, better and sweet tastes, hot and cold rough and smooth, with our nose, tongue adn skin of out body.
Another is the category which are not percieved by any of our five senses but whose existence we can deduce be considering their effects. These facts are not all of one kind , some are material and some are non material, that is lacking material limits or properties.
Electricity is one of the e.g. fallin in this category. By looking at two wires, once of which is electrified. We cannot determine which of these has electric current . We can only discover the existance of the current from the effect of the electricity, that is a lamp being lit. Electricity then is something which exists although our eyes cannot directly see it.
Lile electricity, gravitation has the same quality. If you let go the book whish you have it in your hands it will fall to the ground. The ground will pull the book towards itself, this power is something which we donot percieve directly through our senses. Gravitation is again one of those things which is not visible but of whose existance we feel sure through observing the falling bodies ---- which is its result
Phenomenon of magnetism too yeilds the same results, we place a magnet besides a piece of iron. Externally there is nothing except what we see, but when the iron is pulled towards the magnet, we understand that in the space around the magnet is the phenomenon of magnetism exists.
Like gravity and magnetism invisible radiation too follows the same trend. if we shine white sun light through a prisms, on the otherside of the cyrstal we see six colors (the spectrum) which are red, orange , yellow, green, blue and violet. This side of red and beyond violet no more colors are to be seen.
Falling the same category are inaudible sounds , which are sounds we do not hear. These are called supersonic sounds , we discover their existance by examining their effects.
We cannot exclude intelligence from our discussion, which falls in the same category. We are all aware of ourselves, we percieve that we exists, we can also arrive at concepts in gradual manner concerning matters outside ourselves. Humanbeings are aware of their knowledge. Intelligence is not something visible or audible in a sense that person can see it with their eyes or hear it with their ears; although it is intangible everyones find it in himself in addition to powers of sight and hearing the other external facilities. Other people cannot learn about other's intelligence through the five senses, but must deduce its existance from the effects it produces.
Love, hate and determination are not just like electricity, gravity etc visible or tangible things, which can be perceived through the external senses. Everyone has on the other hand teh liking for something. Also although the one's life one is in need of determination. For every task that one likes to do, one determines to accompolish it. For every task that one doesnot like to do, one leaves it aside and determines not to do it. No one can understand directly the determinations of someone else and what he likes or doesont like unless from the effects or reactions of it.
Life is again a phenomenon whose existance can be disconvered by teh effects it produces, but we cannot directly percieve it. Suppose if we see an alive animal and a dead one, It is clear that there is something which exist in the alive and doesnot exit in the dead one. Life is not an object to the senses itself. We can only percieve the effects of it like movement, eating etc. and from the effects we discover it existance.
The established scientific facts mentioned above make it clear that over and above the sensory organs, there are also things which we do not directly percieve adn which we know about only because of the effects they produce.
Thus we draw the conclusion that it is not right for us to reject something which we do not see only becuase it is not visible. Being invisible is different from not existing and the way of discovering something is not confined to the eyes or the other external senses. Reason can discover somethings by the means of the effects of those things as we saw in the case of the existance of scientific facts that are known through their results and which are not derived or doubted by any competent person.
We cannot say that God is similar to these facts because God is truth higher then these, to which nothing is equal or comparable. We can discover the existance of God through hsi signs in the same way we discover the existance of these things through their effects.
Those who observe only with their physical eyes and who deny the existance of God because they cannot see Him with these eyes are blind to the eyes of wisdom. We know by the dictates of wisdom through the precise regulations of creation --- which is one of the signs of God, In that his existance can be discovered because tere is a sign of God in every creature.
To these people a poet said
" Open thy hearts eye, your soul to see,
And what is invisible will be made menifest to thee"
We there for see the things by studying the signs of God. First of all the existence of the Creator of the universe in which in which all things are His sign. Secondly because these signs are without limits and are not specific to any one time or place, He is being unlimited and possesing every perfection, although we cannot percieve His Reality
Never the less we believe is his science and knowledge because that same orderliness which we percieved in the artifacts, forces us to recognize the knowlege of the constructor, we then reach the conclusion that it is in no case necessary that something whose existance we wish to believe in should be visible or tangible, there are many facts which are not perceptible to our external senses , but we become aware of them by paying care and attention to what effect they produce. Every wise person understands without exercising too much effort that there can be no effect without a cause; nothing orderly without a wise and knowledgeable desinger.
We can divide the things of the world into two categories on this basis, one is the category of things which are evident to one or more of the five senses. We observe visible things with our eyes, we hear sounds with our ears, we become aware of pleasant and unpleasant smells, better and sweet tastes, hot and cold rough and smooth, with our nose, tongue adn skin of out body.
Another is the category which are not percieved by any of our five senses but whose existence we can deduce be considering their effects. These facts are not all of one kind , some are material and some are non material, that is lacking material limits or properties.
Electricity is one of the e.g. fallin in this category. By looking at two wires, once of which is electrified. We cannot determine which of these has electric current . We can only discover the existance of the current from the effect of the electricity, that is a lamp being lit. Electricity then is something which exists although our eyes cannot directly see it.
Lile electricity, gravitation has the same quality. If you let go the book whish you have it in your hands it will fall to the ground. The ground will pull the book towards itself, this power is something which we donot percieve directly through our senses. Gravitation is again one of those things which is not visible but of whose existance we feel sure through observing the falling bodies ---- which is its result
Phenomenon of magnetism too yeilds the same results, we place a magnet besides a piece of iron. Externally there is nothing except what we see, but when the iron is pulled towards the magnet, we understand that in the space around the magnet is the phenomenon of magnetism exists.
Like gravity and magnetism invisible radiation too follows the same trend. if we shine white sun light through a prisms, on the otherside of the cyrstal we see six colors (the spectrum) which are red, orange , yellow, green, blue and violet. This side of red and beyond violet no more colors are to be seen.
Falling the same category are inaudible sounds , which are sounds we do not hear. These are called supersonic sounds , we discover their existance by examining their effects.
We cannot exclude intelligence from our discussion, which falls in the same category. We are all aware of ourselves, we percieve that we exists, we can also arrive at concepts in gradual manner concerning matters outside ourselves. Humanbeings are aware of their knowledge. Intelligence is not something visible or audible in a sense that person can see it with their eyes or hear it with their ears; although it is intangible everyones find it in himself in addition to powers of sight and hearing the other external facilities. Other people cannot learn about other's intelligence through the five senses, but must deduce its existance from the effects it produces.
Love, hate and determination are not just like electricity, gravity etc visible or tangible things, which can be perceived through the external senses. Everyone has on the other hand teh liking for something. Also although the one's life one is in need of determination. For every task that one likes to do, one determines to accompolish it. For every task that one doesnot like to do, one leaves it aside and determines not to do it. No one can understand directly the determinations of someone else and what he likes or doesont like unless from the effects or reactions of it.
Life is again a phenomenon whose existance can be disconvered by teh effects it produces, but we cannot directly percieve it. Suppose if we see an alive animal and a dead one, It is clear that there is something which exist in the alive and doesnot exit in the dead one. Life is not an object to the senses itself. We can only percieve the effects of it like movement, eating etc. and from the effects we discover it existance.
The established scientific facts mentioned above make it clear that over and above the sensory organs, there are also things which we do not directly percieve adn which we know about only because of the effects they produce.
Thus we draw the conclusion that it is not right for us to reject something which we do not see only becuase it is not visible. Being invisible is different from not existing and the way of discovering something is not confined to the eyes or the other external senses. Reason can discover somethings by the means of the effects of those things as we saw in the case of the existance of scientific facts that are known through their results and which are not derived or doubted by any competent person.
We cannot say that God is similar to these facts because God is truth higher then these, to which nothing is equal or comparable. We can discover the existance of God through hsi signs in the same way we discover the existance of these things through their effects.
Those who observe only with their physical eyes and who deny the existance of God because they cannot see Him with these eyes are blind to the eyes of wisdom. We know by the dictates of wisdom through the precise regulations of creation --- which is one of the signs of God, In that his existance can be discovered because tere is a sign of God in every creature.
To these people a poet said
" Open thy hearts eye, your soul to see,
And what is invisible will be made menifest to thee"
We there for see the things by studying the signs of God. First of all the existence of the Creator of the universe in which in which all things are His sign. Secondly because these signs are without limits and are not specific to any one time or place, He is being unlimited and possesing every perfection, although we cannot percieve His Reality
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