In Serch of God
2. Does God Exist?
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that inferential argument is as valid as direct
argument. (For details, see
Human Knowledge
, by
Bertrand Russell)
In the pre-Einstein era, unbelievers held that the
concept of God pertains to the unseen world. And
since no direct argument was available to bear this
out, belief in God was held to be illogical and all the
relevant indirect arguments were considered
scientifically invalid, since they were inferential in
nature.
But now the whole situation has changed. Nothing
is observable. So the existence of anything can be
established only by means of inferential argument,
rather than by direct argument.
If inferential argument is valid with regard to the
unseen micro world, it is also valid with regard to
the existence of God.
Bertrand Russell, in his book, “Why I am not a
Christian”, has admitted this fact. He says that the
argument centering on design, propounded by
theologians to prove the existence of God, is
scientifically valid.
