Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Atheists argue equal probability of God's existence

“Moulana, many atheists say that if there is a probability on God's existence, then there is also an equal probability that God does not exist.”Asked by Saifullah, Guwahati

He answers at 53:33 in Divine Guidance · 1 min 43 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:33
Maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo Guwahati se bheja hai Saifullah Sahab ne. unhon ne likha hai: "Moulana Sahib, many atheists say that if there is a probability on God's existence, then there is also an equal probability that God does not exist. So how should we address such questions?
53:56
Please guide us." nahin, yeh to mujhe nahin maloom kis ne aisa kaha hai. lekin yeh illogical baat hai. baat hai jab yani yeh probability aa jaye ke Khuda hai to doosri probability apne aap khatam ho jati hai. nahin, ek khatam ho jati hai.
54:17
yani ke probability ek hi rahe gi. Probability ek hi cheez prove kare gi. ya to yani ya to ek cheez hai ya ek cheez nahin hai. jaise maine misaal di aap ko ke intelligent universe to probability yeh sabit kare gi ke intelligent
54:38
universe hai to is ka matlab hai ke doosra jo hai woh radd ho jaye ga. doosra proposition probability ek proposition ko favor kare gi to doosra proposition apne aap radd ho jaye ga. to probability jab is proposition ko favor karti hai ke ek Khuda hai exist kar raha hai to doosri probability apne aap hi radd ho gayi.
55:00
woh workable nahin rahi. woh illogical hai. meri baat clear hai? ji Maulana. Maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo Pakistan se ek naujawan ne bheja hai.
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