God Arises
Argument for the Life Hereafter
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adapt itself to them. And when reality is not ready
to mould itself to conform to his ideas, he rejects
reality out of hand as being absurd. It is as
nonsensical as regarding the law on the
safeguarding of military secrets as being absurd
because its application can lead to, say, the work of
an ordinary soldier being highly commended, while
eminent American scientists like Rosenberg and his
wife are condemned to die by electrocution for
passing on war secrets to the U.S.S.R (1953). Justice
is a reality, and that is what the law is concerned
with, no matter how harsh the results. Similarly, the
divine scheme immanent in the universe is
concerned with God’s justice, and makes itself
manifest in many ways, which may seem
unpalatable or incomprehensible, but this we must
nevertheless, apprehend and accept as being the
ultimate and incontrovertible reality.
It is a little appreciated, but a highly significant fact
that throughout the world as we know it, man is the
only being who possesses the concept of
‘tomorrow’. He is unique in thinking about the
future, and not only wishing to improve his future
life but actually taking steps to do so. The cerebral
