God Arises
Nature and Science Speak about God
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As far as this particular brand of agnosticism is
concerned, this may be a philosophical point worth
considering, purely as an abstract exercise in logic,
but it is in no way connected with reality. When we
think, the very act of thinking gives evidence of our
existence. The great French philosopher and
mathematician Descartes (1596-1660), founded his
philosophy on the precept: “I think, therefore, I
am.”
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And from this point, he went on to deduce
the existence of God. Our sensory perceptions, too,
give clear indications of the external existence of
material things. If for example while walking along
the road we are hit by a stone, we feel the pain. This
experience establishes that, apart from us and
outside of us, there exists a world having its own
separate identity.
In fact, our minds, through our senses, perceive
innumerable objects and register countless
sensations and impressions every moment of our
waking existence. These acts of cognition are
personal experiences, which continually reinforce
the concept of the world having its own existence.
Now, if the philosophical inclinations of a particular
individual make him sceptical about the existence
