by Mothiur Rahman

Created on: September 18, 2009   Last Updated: September 20, 2009

The ultimate reason why we should at least refrain from describing ourselves as atheists is because there is no way of being sure that God does not exist.

We are all rational people who should truly consult the rational area of our being when making a judgement about the existence of God, considering the profound implications it might have on our lives. For some odd reason, atheists have concluded that they are the only people who apply rational thinking, which is very clear from the writings of notorious atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris etc. Their persistence in associating their vigorous scientific approach with their brand of rationalism has sadly been successful to a degree; and nowadays, many people are under the assumption that believing in God implies a lack of free thinking and education. Although it may be argued that there has not been any scientific/observable/tangible evidence for the existence of God, can it actually be claimed that we cannot believe in God on rational grounds? Is the atheists' conclusion as reliant on rationality as they so vehemently announce on every book they publish? After all, just because they constantly remind us that it is, it does not mean that they are right.

Despite the fascinating insights Science has presented to us, it is no secret that the scientific approach certainly has its limitations. Science can only deal with things that are tangible - things that are physically in existence. Upon further analysis, experimentation and in some cases thinking, new discoveries are made about those things and something previously unknown, becomes known. Nevertheless, that newly discovered piece of information always seems to be related to something tangible in nature. Although attempts have been made to advance the scientific method to less rigorously "scientific" and somewhat intangible areas of study like psychology/the mind, the findings can never be as conclusive as those of true science. The mind, however, is still within the bounds of this universe, and even though some would argue that applying the scientific method on something of its nature is stretching science's potential too far, who can blame them for trying? It is, after all, hosted by the body - the object of millenia of scientific investigtion. The same cannot be said about scientists' insatiable need to provide an answer for the existence of God. IF there is a God, not only does he not reside in the heads of men (like the mind), but he does not even

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