Quranic Science

Family of the Heart - DIALOGUE & DISCUSSIONS 

Dr. Robin Collins is  Professor of Philosophy. at Messiah College and a well known Intelligent Design advocate (although he differs from most ID folk by naming the designer as God). While he studied physics as an undergraduate, he was a software engineer before turning to philosophy and religion. His Ph.D. in philosophy is legitimate but he is not a physicist nor an unbiased reporter. He is on a mission to prove that God exists.

Regarding God entering the universe without destroying it: I can put my hand into a cookie jar and extract a cookie despite my being larger than the jar. The jar does not get destroyed in the process. The removal of the cookie would absolute proof to any smart cookie that a being of great power existed. Surely Allah could come up with an absolute proof of his existence if it was his desire.

Since Allah apparently does NOT desire to give us an easily understood absolute proof, why should we go looking for one? People can study the universe and all its parts without needing to be looking for proof of God. Indeed, even looking for proof implies a weakness of faith. If you believe, no proof should be necessary.
 

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