Mutual Influence of the Metaphysical and Physical

By: Ziauddin Ahmed

Family of the Heart - DIALOGUE & DISCUSSIONS 

 Those scientific verses

Dear Rashid

Dear Feroz,

The reality of the countless quadzillion objects (including the atoms) without a pillar is a stark reality, and the Quran simply reminds us of this.

Which edition of the Koran are you reading, my brother!

You do not cease to astound me when you ask 'how scientific those facts are’.

The onus is on you to demonstrate how scientific those verses actually are.

We have been talking about the orbits in the universe that any scientist knows and will confirm as fact. Why don't you go and ask a scientist,

Have you done this yourself?

at least you might believe them.  Then tell them that the Quran says this too, and see if they turn around and deny the existence of these orbits.

What's the big deal here? Have you ever met a true scientist in your life? Alternatively, have you ever found the Koran mentioned in any truly scientific journals or papers that you've read in your entire religio-scientific career to date?

Unfortunately those who are burdened by the baggage of the past,

Including people like yourself, to be sure.

the bad experiences from religion

The Battle of Karbala, Muharram, Al Qaeda, Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Tayeba, or what?

and fake gods,

Why are you obsessed with this kind of nonsense?

are unable to shed this and remove themselves from the shackles that cloud

Shackles don't cloud; they clamp

their common sense and clear thinking.  They are an easy prey for being brain washed. One can parallel their behavior to that of a blind rat 

Wow! When and where did you see a blind rat?

that firmly rejects everything around him that he cannot see. Sometimes these people can be deprogrammed. More often, they cannot - it depends on their sincerity and quest for the truth.

It is amazing, as you say, that things actually depend on a blind rat's sincerity and quest for truth!

Here are a few simple questions that demonstrate the fact that these people are incorrigible and the magnitude of this incurable disease. Perhaps some of them will snap out of their trance.

- If you see a beautiful picture on the wall, will you 1) admit there has to be an artist that painted the picture 2) insist that there cannot be an artist

 Sometimes there's an artist, but mostly there's a Nikon which is not really an artist, y'know.

If you chose 1), then let us say the picture was one of stars in the sky going around in perfect orbits. Why then will you deny that, when you see the real thing, a live picture, that there is no artist or designer behind it?

- If you see a ball (tennis ball, volley ball etc) suspended 20 feet above ground, with no support and spinning on its axis, will you 1) be puzzled initially, investigate and conclude that there is some mysterious force or designer causing it 2) insist that it is all happening by itself without any reason

And what about all those Remax balloons we see suspended in the air?

If your answer is 1), and you see the moon (and countless other bodies) up there, spinning and moving, a live scene, without any physical support, why then will you deny that there is something or someone behind it?

There is always hope that the remnants of intellectual honesty might one day surface from the dark recesses of close mindedness, and denial for the sake of denial, and that these people somehow realize that to "attack to only tear down" is a futile strategy.  The hopelessness of not being able to provide answers cannot be intoxicated by seeking refuge behind the mere words 'there is no answer' which gradually and deftly morphs into 'the answer is no'.

Perhaps a good beginning would be 'the answer is maybe'.

Maybe.

Feroz

Maybe I should read a copy of the Koran autographed by a scientist. Do you know any?

Be well.
Rashid Mughal

 

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