Views of Scientists on the Existence of God — Page 6
6. Dr H. T. Stetson who was the Director of Perkins Observatory, Ohio,. U. S. A. , wrote:. It is not without significance that many of the eminent men of sciences, have been devout followers of religion. Among such may be mentioned Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Kelvin and Pasteur. (Man and the Stars by H. T. Stetson p. 214 Mc Graw Hill 1930). In his remarkable book Hamara Khuda, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him, has given his assessment as follows:. With regard to the belief in Almighty Being, we find that many scientists believed in God. In fact there are very few among them who deny the existence of God and there are more who do not deny. . I have also found that many scientists believe in God. Dr. Ravada. Satyanarayana, Professor of Physics and former Vice-Chancellor of. Osmania University, under whom I started research, and Professor. Nelson Limber, under whose supervison I worked for my Ph. D degree, firmly believed in God. . THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE:. We can think of three possibilities for the origin of the universe, namely, (a) the universe existed from eternity; (b) the universe came into existence by chance out of nothing; (c) the universe was created by a. Wise Supreme Being Whom we call God. We shall now give arguments to show that science does not support the first two views but supports the third view. . THE UNIVERSE DID NOT EXIST FROM ETERNITY:. In the present twentieth century, astronomy has developed to such an extent that the age of the universe has been determined. No doubt in the light of new observations the estimated age may be revised to obtain a more accurate value. But the determination of the age of the universe on the basis of observations and the laws of nature, is one of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century and is an illuminating example of the fulfilment of the prophecy of the Holy Quran:. And when the heaven is laid bare. (81:12). It was not possible to determine the age of the universe in the previous centuries. As a matter of fact, until the nineteenth century astronomers did not even know what a galaxy is.