Life of Ahmad — Page 394
DEBATE WITH ATHIM as 394 true even as an exception. The fact that Jesus as had a mother and that both of them ate food further showed that he was only a human being and nothing more. A thim admitted the reasonableness and the validity of the method of induction but could not refer to any actual fact by way of an instance which could prove the divinity of Jesus as. All he said was that Jesus as was called the Son of God in the Bible, which is obviously begging the whole question. The Christian advocate contended that reason and experience could not be the guides of faith. Man cannot understand the doctrine of the Trinity. Ahmad as explained the value of inductive reasoning on which all sciences were based. It was a perfectly valid reasoning and the results obtained by this method held good unless contradicted by a recognised unusual occurrence. To discard this method of reasoning would mean the rejection of all sciences and progress would be rendered impossible. He also quoted the Holy Quran and the Bible in support of his argument and explained the scriptures. He answered all objections against Islam. He again and again emphasised the necessity of drawing all reasons from the scriptures in order that the debate might be useful as a representative one. But the Christian advocates would not accept this. A thim’s quotations were not always exact. He said that the visible object which needs food and drink was not God but only His manifestation.