The Existence of God

Inevitably, if we do not worship God, we end up worshipping other ‘gods’.  Think about it.  Our partners, our bosses, our teachers, our friends, the societies we live in, and even our own desires ‘enslave’ us in some way.  Take, for example, social norms.  Many of us define beauty based on social pressures.  We may […]

No eternal and meaningful happiness “And a happy future belongs to those who are mindful of Him.”(Quran 7:128) The pursuit of happiness is an essential part of our human nature.  All of us want to be happy—even when sometimes we cannot pinpoint exactly what ‘happiness’ is.  This is why if you were to ask the

No ultimate purpose “I do not know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”[1] These are the words of influential philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.  Like many philosophers, he did not have an answer to the question: What is the purpose of life? But he did indicate that life

No ultimate value What is the difference between a human and a chocolate bunny? This is a serious question.  According to many atheists who adopt a naturalistic worldview, everything that exists is essentially a rearrangement of matter, or at least based on blind, non-conscious physical processes and causes. If this is true, then does it

Atheism is not an intellectual position that exists in a bubble.  If its claims are true, then one would have to make some inevitable existential and logical conclusions that are very bleak.  Under atheism, life is ludicrous.  The following discussion may not provide a rational case for God, nor does it follow that God exists

“But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man’s mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy.  Would anyone trust in the convictions of a monkey’s mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?”[1] This is

What if they reject objective morality? As a last resort some atheists try to avoid intellectual embarrassment by replying to the above conclusion by denying that morality is objective.  Fair enough.  I agree.  If someone does not accept the axiom that morals are objective, then the argument does not work.  But that is a double-edged

Euthyphro’s dilemma Many atheists respond to the above argument from morality by citing Plato’s dilemma or Euthyphro’s dilemma. It goes like this: Is something morally good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is morally good? This dilemma poses a problem for theists who believe in an All-Powerful God because it requires

Imagine you have come back from a busy day and you switch on the television.  You skim through some of the channels.  Shocked by a headline, you stop at a popular international news channel.  Sure enough, the headline is truly appalling: Man Beheads Five-Year-Old Boy. Now let me ask you a question.  Was what this man

We all strongly feel and believe that human life has ultimate value.  However, can we intellectually justify this non-negotiable feeling and belief we have? Islamic theism has the intellectual tools to justify the truth of our ultimate value.  Conversely, atheism seems to face tremendous philosophical problems.  In short, under atheism, we cannot rationally justify the