Okay. Am done with reading two books on philosophy and science, back to back, dealing with inception, existence, purpose and history of life and universe. Phew! If I still sound intoxicated, so you know who to blame. (Not me, of course!). Just raking my way through the hangover which is more like a dizzying experience we suffer from, while standing at the edge of what we humbly term in structural engineering as an overhang.
The blockbuster ‘Sophie’s world’ written two decades ago is highly recommended. In pursuit of simple everyday babble such as ‘who are you?’ and ‘where did the world come from?’, the book leads you through a philosophical trail of three thousand years of history of mankind and civilization. At the end, the author through his masterly fabricated tale, plot and theme, leaves you wondering whether you are living in reality or surviving in a mere realm of reality. The evolution of mankind and civilization and the ever itching human quest and need to discover and explore the secrets of universe and life have been briefly narrated. A cautious approach, if not meek, towards the existence of God is evident throughout and questions of religion and faith are at best left open ended. It will be fair to remark that the author has stated a variety of perspectives without taking any firm positions for or against them.
On the contrary the assertions of our modern day researcher cum scientist Stephen Hawking are rather revolutionary and blasphemous. Relying upon a notoriously evolving M theory, in his work “The Grand Design” he painstakingly sweats and is hell bent upon proving the creation of universe and life sans God. The complexity of what he proclaims all boils down to the fact that multiverse i.e multiple universes owe their existence to the big bang that occurred some 13.7 billion years ago when ‘something’ was created out of ‘nothing’. Thus all evolution and creation of universe and lifeform is no miracle but a logical conclusion and result of immaculate obeyance of laws of nature. Knowing our present as a reality and a fact, and eliminating various possibilities by virtue of statistical and mathematical probabilities, he argues, history as well as the future of the universe can be predicted. Thus, there are more than one probable histories as are there probable multiple futures. What comprehensively beats all my wits and senses is the sense and assumption that there exist eleven dimensions in the universe including a dimension of time space. Sounds sense less? Who knows !?
As regards the creation of first physical atom, the author claims it to be hydrogen. However, he fumbles and staggers to build a convincing case for the creation of first carbon atom from thereon, which happens to be the basis and essential element of all organic lifeform. The worst part and the bad news is that he still firmly stands by Darwin on my evolution_ when he stubbornly declares that my forefathers existed in the form of baboons and monkeys for centuries tracing back their roots and tails to the first homo sapien that came to breath some two hundred thousand years ago on the cooling planet.
From here I would rather retreat to the safety of being a believer and a monotheist, for it gets increasingly difficult to chew on and swallow bits as indigestible as these.
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“From here I would rather retreat to the safety of being a believer and a monotheist, for it gets increasingly difficult to chew on and swallow bits as indigestible as these.”
Firstly ,i fully respect your beliefs.
However , few points:
1)Lets assume the existence of God….the question is HOW did God came into existence?? Who or how or through what process was he created??
2) This brilliant post by Awais:
http://awaisaftab.blogspot.com/2006/07/hell.html
Indian Pundit first of all thanks for dropping by, being patient to read my views and gracing the post by feeling inclined and interacting.
If we go by reason and logic, you have a very strong and logical point here. In case you have read the book, that’s exactly what Stephen Hawking argues as well.
But that’s perhaps where faith comes into play and the thin line begins to develop into distinction leading to divergence of views between belief and apparent logic. For me the explaination lies in the fact, that human being is a mere creation of God Almighty with only limited knowledge and power bestowed upon him/her. Perhaps, with all our concentration and abilities and putting them to best or maximum utilization, we are only able to discover part of truth or reality. But God with infinite knowledge and omnipotence is a reality beyond that realm of limited understanding. Else, you may argue, I find respite and consolation in the entity we term belief or faith.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful post as well and welcome to the blog :).
hey ppl wd He be God if someone had to create HIM too?? get real. He is God cz none created him n HE creates n recreates.
well deli one can always ask Hawkings wat is this nature he talks abt? how did this big bang started thinking for itself in mathematical terms? well none wd give answers enff that wont be faced by counter arguments. n well i aint no darwinian human.. bleh to this darwin guy he only himself was begotten of the baboons most probably. n well life otherwise is about evolution n not just being an animal walking on two feet.
Great point. The theories perhaps suit best to those who have no souls.