Early Writings — Page 41
HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD AS 41 If you still hold any reservations regarding the reality of rev- elation, you should choose one of the above-mentioned three options so that it is clear what course you have chosen and then provide evidence to support your view. The reason for this is that while I have proved that there is a need' for rev- elation, you must, as per the rules of debate, prove my point to be invalid. For me, this was like suffering one misfortune on the heels of another. I have already once refuted the argument you presented for the 'need' of revelation and proven that the very foundation on which you have built your so-called edifice of revelation is base- less. Regretfully, as you have developed over a long period of time the habit of supporting this point of view, this prevents you from reaching the truth in spite of your claim that your ‘only desire is for the truth to be manifested through this debate. ' I would like to remind you that the search for truth cannot be credible unless one develops the ability of reconsidering one's own deeply ingrained opinions and welcoming new findings. The young child of a Christian sees the water of the River Ganges to be nothing more than the water of an ordinary river and does not consider it capa- ble of purging people of their sins. However, as far as the belief of a conservative Hindu is concerned, he believes that even one dip into that water purges man of all his sins. On the other hand, a Christian considers the belief in Trinity to be an established truth while a Muslim or Brahmu Samajist deems this belief to be abso- lutely absurd. Even if a person holds a debate with a Hindu or a Christian and proves his beliefs to be absurd (which is not at all difficult to do), the latter will not acknowledge the absurdity