Views of Scientists on the Existence of God — Page 15
15. Our universe has come to the present state after a long evolutionary development. Extremely subtle particles formed electrons and protons and these subsequently formed atoms and molecules. . Amino acids were then produced and life originated. Finally intelligent man came into being. . Dr. Irving William Knobloch, professor of Natural Sciences, Michigan. State University, U. S. A. says:. I believe in God. . . . . . because I do not think that the mere chance could account for the emergence of the first electrons or protons, or for the first atoms, or for the first amino acids, or for the first protoplasm, or for the first seed, or for the first brain. 1 believe in God, because to me His Divine Existence is the only logical explanation for the things as they are. (Evidence p. 89). If we do not accept that this universe has been created by a Supreme. Being Who possesses knowledge and wisdom, we will have to believe that lifeless particles are considerably more intelligent than us since through their mutual interaction and co-operation, the sun and the moon, the mountains and the oceans, could be formed but we human beings even by collaborating with one another in this age of advanced science are yet incapable of making even a leg of an insect. . In short, this universe clearly points towards a Mighty and. All-Knowing Being. The Holy Quran says:. And if thou ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth? They will, surely, say: The Mighty, the All-Knowing created them. . WISDOM IN NATURE (43:10). The Holy Quran has emphasized that there is no flaw in God's creation. . Thus it says:. He has created seven heavens in harmony. No incongruity can you see in the creation of the Gracious God. Then look again: Seest thou any flaw? Aye, look again, and yet again, thy sight will only return to thee confused and fatigued. (67:4,5). The Holy Quran thus draws attention to the impeccable wisdom which nature displays. This bears eloquent testimony to the fact that the universe is not an outcome of chance but is a result of creation by a Wise. Being. . When the renowned scientist of our Community, Prof. Abdus Salam,