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The first fundamental question we face is Does God Exist ?
As discussed in the previous article and stated in Hindu vedas our existence is beyond human comprehension. How can we question the existence of God?
Since the early times man have tried to understand the very concept of a perceived God. God exists in a perceptive mind, and is perceived to be omnipresent without any gender or form. This very individual perception is based upon the religious- heritage as well as early- life education.
Concept of God evolved over time. It was perceived that natural disasters occurred because Gods were angry! Each natural element was assigned a God like God of wind, water and fire etc. Rituals were performed to pacify the angry Gods. Fortuitous positive outcome instilled faith and belief !
Men became fools, started praying to man made images of God that looked like men, women, animals, birds and reptiles, yet forgot to pray to the real Creator- The Supreme !
Early human history is poorly understood. Information transfer was oral. First record of writing in a cave dates back to 7,200 years. Over the past 10,000 years a number of Prophets appeared periodically in different parts of the globe, as enlightened humans possessing mystical paranormal powers to heal the sick and trigger abnormal weather changes. Followers of each Prophet wrote down “perceived teachings ” which constituted a Holy Book. Local population adopted this scripture – which started a religion! Multiple religions were developed across the globe over time. Dogma of superiority created conflict and immense suffering for the humans! Each religion re-affirms, the presence of only one God! God meant love and forgiveness to be the religion of mankind , what man has done to themselves in the name of religion even God is at a loss to understand.
Spirituality visualises God to be Bright Light with Supreme Intelligence. Soul is presumed to be an offshoot.
In the scientific world we believe God exists and lets the universe function under the laws of physics without intervention. Consequently, earthquakes, tsunamis and tornados are not triggered by God, they are a result of natural forces active on planet earth, such as plate tectonics and extreme weather patterns.
Ignorantly, Scientists believe life started by an accident of nature- a convenient assumption! The very definition of life indicates that life is a functioning carbon molecule having its own DNA and RNA that provides intelligent function to the cell. It’s highly unlikely that an accident could’ve generated an intelligent function. That function must have been created by some intelligent mind, was that the mind of God ?
The existence of God is not universally accepted amongst the atheistic audience who refuses to accept the obvious!
Our perception and believes are limited to our knowledge and we can only reason to the extent of what we know. Consequently, the lack of comprehension of the underlying facts makes people to deny the obvious. Stay tuned to our series where we try to answer the very fundamental questions that humans face.
