Why Islam is True-Lesson 8-The Oneness of God

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What should you reply to Aldrich's statement about Hinduism and science?

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Well of course, I don’t agree with Hindus that their idols actually cause things to happen. That is a supernatural explanation with no evidence at all. But the root problem isn’t that they are not scientific. The root problem is that the idols are contingent, and the Argument From Contingency has shown us that nothing contingent can make anything else happen. But atheists are materialists and materialism also has this same problem. Perhaps everyone should become Muslim and then none of us would have this problem!

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What do you say about Nathan's opinion on idols and science?

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To be honest, although what you are saying about idols is true, it’s not really about being scientific. Most importantly, it is about realizing that contingent things cannot make other contingent things happen. After all, atheists do science as well. But they also make the same mistake. Just being scientific doesn’t help. Knowing that you need a Necessary Being to make the universe exist, like Muslims believe, that’s what solves the problem.

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How can you convince Babeesh that his gods are contingent?

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I can show you rationally how that is not true. In polytheism, if you ask a god one thing, and it doesn’t give you what you want then you can just ask another one! That means that your gods have overlapping powers and dominions. They are in competition with each other and that means one of them has to lose. That means that they are not like the Necessary Being, but they are contingent and needy. The only way for God to be necessary is that He is One and doesn’t need anything else, or have any partner.

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What is the best way to answer the question about a pantheon of gods agreeing?

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Well, even if they theoretically did all agree then it wouldn’t matter as they would still all be contingent. If they did exist, they would still need a Necessary Being to make them the way that they are.

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What will you say about Nathan’s comments regarding polytheism and monotheism?

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The fact that Jesus was god in the form of a man means that he is contingent. In that sense Christianity is the same as polytheism: they both believe that contingent things make other contingent things happen. Islam shows that everything that exists depends directly on God, the Necessary Being, who we worship, love, and are grateful to.

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Aldrich nods at your response, but he doesn’t seem completely convinced. He says, “It makes sense to think that atheism is the peak of this evolutionary progression.” What will you say to this?

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Atheism is wrong as it believes in materialism. I have shown you that materialism is incorrect because the Argument From Contingency demonstrates that everything in the universe is contingent and needs a Necessary Being to make it the way that it is.