Does God Exist? What does Science Say? An Analysis in the Context of Eka Śaraṇa Hari Nāma Dharma of Srimanta Sankaradeva

Abstract

Atheism and rationalism have been gaining ground gradually. They are, however, to be considered better than that of ‘religion without science’. Though the atheists are citing some statistics that the spread of atheism has proved to herald a better world devoid of criminals, injustice and violence etc., their advocacy for total banishment of God from our world, it seems, is not supportable. The present position of science, in this context is dubious. Atheists cite quotations from scientists’ writings to prove that there is no God or total banishment of God from our world may, as they say, in no way, be harmful to mankind because God has no role to play in the creation, sustenance or destruction of the world. On the other hand, the theists are seen hardly going away from their own domains of religious boundaries, that is, the scriptures of their own religion. But, to the consideration of this author, people of the world today are not ready to accept a world without God. And, it seems, to question the existence of God is also not justifiable. The world today, to the consideration of the author, demands religion to be set up in the scientific point of view. People require a single religion and a single God today and if it is not possible, they want a religion in which they can worship their own God in their own way as a private affair. The following discussion is an essay to justify that the scientists today, do not deny the existence of God and a single God for all religions of the world can also be considered where people of all religions of the world will be able to worship their own God (or gods/goddesses) as a private matter of their own, and, at the same time, religion will also be set up in scientific point of view and then all allegations of religion against spreading ill effects in human society will be wiped out.