Material Interpretation of history
The exact sciences had simply discovered the realities of nature.
This task was performed by physicists with great rigour and
objectivity. The realities of nature thus discovered were in actual
fact related to the revelation of divine signs in the universe and
in human beings. In terms of their nature, their utility was as
data in support of modern theology. But exactly the same period
witnessed the appearance of secular philosophers and thinkers.
They made negative use of the information arising from scientific
researches, in that they proceeded to use it to present a purely
material interpretation of human history. This line of thought
is outlined in Julian Huxley’s (d. 1975) book, meaningfully titled,
Religion without Revelation
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Just as the west were leaders in the physical sciences in the
present world, they also became leaders of the world in the
interpretation of life. It was as if the task of interpreting both
life and the universe could be performed only by the west. The
inhabitants of the eastern world had no option but to follow
the west.
The ideological task performed by the west was, so to speak,
a material interpretation of history. During this period a great
number of philosophers and thinkers came to the fore. They
and their followers, who subscribed to their ideology, succeeded
in influencing the minds of the whole world by making use of
the modern media. This has come about due to the
misinterpretation of the facts. The reason is traceable to the
religious scholars’ failure to play any constructive role.
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undertook this task of deceiving the common man in
another way. The new world discovered by science had great
potential for guidance for the common man. For the first time
it had become possible for man to discover the divine truth at
the level of established knowledge, with the better opportunities
that existed for God realization. Scientific discoveries made it
more apparent that the blessings man had received in this world
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