Author: Dr Mahesh C. Jain is a practicing medical doctor has written the book “Encounter of Science with Philosophy – A synthetic view”. The book begins with first chapter devoted to scientifically valid concept of God and then explains cosmic phenomena right from origin of nature and universe up to origin of life and evolution of man. The book includes several chapters devoted to auxiliary concepts and social sciences as corollaries to the concept of God. Visit: http://www.sciencengod.com http://www.sciencengod.com/clipboard.htm

1. Whether God is a fact or
fiction?
The subject of God has intrigued mankind since times
immemorial. For the majority, it is a matter of personal faith and belief
or feelings and therefore it has also been often said that every human
being has a personal God which is beyond enquiry and investigation.
Personal God of one human being can not be compared with personal
God of another. God being a matter of faith and belief, any critical
analysis is totally unwarranted. Therefore Hindus recognize 330 million
Gods and Goddesses. On a website I found more than 1600 views about
what is God, none verified or proved.
At the same time it is also said that God is one and various
recognized Gods and Goddesses are merely reincarnations of the one
and only God. Irreconcilable differences between various forms of God
are totally ignored. Critical analysis is forbidden and understanding or
realization of God becomes a matter of personal experience elevated to
the level of a divine or out of this world experience. Those who are
unable to acknowledge realization of God are declared ignorant by
those who claim to have realized God leaving them even more confused.
There is literally no test to verify claims of the claimants. To atheists,
there claims are in a state of eternal doubt and an eternal debate
between atheists and believers continues without any effective
resolution. I have come across believers who even though do not claim
to have yet realized God, argue that subject matter of God should not be
made a matter of scientific investigation and enquiry. They just want to
drift in a divine current.
So there arises a question as to what is the necessity of believing
or feeling existence of God and is there a compulsion of scientifically
acknowledged facts and logic that leads us not only to postulate

2. existence of God but also define it? Such a God shall be amenable to
verification and therefore shall be a universally acknowledged truth.
There arises another question whether or not natural
phenomenon can be sufficiently explained on the basis of our
understanding of time, space, matter, and energy; and laws of physics,
chemistry and biology.
In this endeavor, be guided by the following two principles:-
1) Let nature be my only teacher and guide.
2) C.L.Morgan’s cannon:-
“In no case is animal activity to be interpreted as the outcome of the
exercise of higher psychical faculty, if it can be fairly interpreted as the
outcome of his exercise of one which stands lower in psychological
scale”
Explanation: In any complex situation there would exist a hierarchy
of plausible natural explanations to explain a natural phenomenon such
as death can be explained as caused by a disease or wish of destiny etc.
In this hierarchy of explanations material or physical stands at the
lowest rung and metaphysical or transcendental at the highest provided
transcendental explanations are natural and not supernatural. In any
given hierarchy of plausible explanations if a natural phenomenon can
be sufficiently explained at physical level, than metaphysical
explanations should not be invoked and so on and so forth.
In nature, several phenomenon such as creation of universe, origin of
life, origin of mechanisms essential for existence of even the simplest of
particles such as photons, origin of mechanisms enabling perpetual
compliance of laws of conservation of mass, momentum and energy by
all the stable particles all the time over ruling inherent contradictions to
enable survival are beyond any material explanation so far.

3. Even evolution of universe and biological evolution are beyond
materialistic explanations. Much of the nature’s diversity is beyond
physical explanations.
Something had to precede creation of material universe. At present
one has to invoke metaphysical explanations to explain the above stated
natural phenomenon. What preceded all origins and creations may be
collectively referred to as metaphysical influences or transcendental
influences or God. In fact name doesn’t matter so long as it refers to the
same reality. You can choose your own name for this aspect of reality.
Therefore, until such time that we are able to find suitable material
explanations for these phenomena, existence of God or metaphysical
influences or transcendental influences can’t be ruled out.
Hence, God can only be a fact and not fiction until and unless proved
otherwise.
Author: Dr Mahesh C. Jain
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