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38 then all are equal and belief in God is unlikely to cause any harm. However, if there is indeed a God, then the believers will be at an advantage and disbelievers will have to think for themselves about their fate! One may question the benefit of faith that is based on precau- tion rather than faith based upon earnestness. Indeed this is not true faith, but it is better than having no faith. Someone with such faith will maintain at least some bond with God, which in due course may serve as a stepping stone to true faith. Moreover, such belief can at times motivate one to do good deeds. In any case, however defective such belief may be, it is certainly better than no belief. There is no reason to deprive oneself of the faith that is based on precaution, as explained above. Argument Based on Fitrah, i. e. Human Nature Now I come to the main arguments proving the existence of God. The first argument that I want to present is based on human nature. While discussing the need to investigate God’s exist- ence I had mentioned that our nature raises this question from within us: Is there a Creator and Master of the universe or not? Therefore, we cannot ignore this question. Human nature not only raises this question but also answers it. Those who are accus- tomed to listening to their nature do hear it. What is meant by fi t rah? One must understand this clearly, otherwise it will be difficult to understand what the voice of fi t rah truly means. Fi t rah is an Arabic word derived from fi t ar. Thus it is said: