Our God — Page 179
Refutation of Arguments Supporting Atheism 179 a Higher Being is still required. It was also clarified that, the law of cause and effect notwithstanding, presence of design in this uni- verse and purpose of life argues for a Creator and a Controller. The reader may refer to the appropriate section, if necessary. It has not been realised that the law of cause and effect itself requires a Maker and a Supervisor. The causes and effects are like tools a craftsman uses to prepare things, and the end products prove the existence of the craftsman. Thus, the law of cause and effect can- not be used as an argument against the existence of God. On the contrary, the law and its effect in giving particular direction and design to the universe constitute an undeniable proof for exist- ence of a Higher Being, which no intelligent person can deny. The Third Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation The third argument presented by atheists is based on the theory of evolution which, they claim, shows that everything in our world has not always been as it is. Instead, initially it was in a primitive state and gradually evolved to its present state, adapting to envi- ronments with the passage of time. The species that failed to adapt to their environments became extinct. From this, they conclude that there is no inherent plan or design in this universe and that it all happened by chance. We have already refuted this argument in principle. It should be kept in mind that the extinction of some species because of their failure to adapt to the environment and gradual adaptation of the others does not prove that the world is without a plan or