philosophy

Belief paper 1

Religion and belief is a necessity for many people’s life. Many find a world without belief empty and useless. Nowadays most societies particularly in the west, live in a secular state where the government rule through the Law of man instead of god’s. In these societies, a person’s belief is not infringed upon and can believe in whatever they want which i support completely. Atheism and agnosticism are on the rise in these secular states and all over the world were these groups don't believe or question the existence of god. People have argued for centuries weather if god existed or not and i am going to point out a couple of arguments supporting the existence of god and the reason why i have belief in Islam and in Allah.

The first argument is:

1- a world this beautiful, well designed and complicated must be created by a most powerful being

2- god or Allah is a most powerful being

Thus, god or Allah has created a world this beautiful, well designed and complicated

The world we live in can't have been created from nothing a powerful being must have created it, although there is no concrete evidence of that, just by looking around or surrounding we can see that it's true a powerful being has created the universe we are in.

The second argument is:

1- The big bang theory if true does not rule out the existence of god or Allah

2- god or Allah could have orchestrated the big bang theory

Thus, we cannot rule out the existence of god or Allah

Being a Muslim myself I have read the Quran, and I noticed in numerous chapters of the Quran where Allah had heavily emphasized in the importance of knowledge and learning. Islam really wants their people to be knowledgeable in all sciences and arts because the more they know the more belief in god or Allah they have. The big bang theory is a great example of knowledge that increase a person’s belief in god, science it perfectly shows how really detailed and precise the universe that Allah has created for us. Improvement in technology and the expansion of knowledge and sciences should not sway us from religion and it should further reinforce or belief in god.

In conclusion, truth is hard to come by, as philosophy teaches us that nothing is certain except or internal thoughts. But religion and belief in the other hand is true to the person holding that certain belief. Furthermore, even though I am certain of God's existence I believe that societies should live freely, in what they believe, say etc...