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thousands of years. Can we, then, assume that all this is
accidental and haphazard? Or can we attribute, the existence
of man and the whole world to mere chance?
If man were to come into being by accident or by sheer
chance, his entire life would be based on chance, and hence
his whole existence would be meaningless. But no rational
man can conceive of his life as meaningless, and no sensible
being would leave his existence at the mercy of fluctuating
chance. Every reasonable human being tries to make his life
as meaningful as possible and set for himself a model of
conduct in accordance with some design. Individuals, sects
and nations do plan their course of actions, and every careful
plan produces some desired results. The fact of the matter is
that man does engage in planning of one sort or another, and
can appreciate the outstanding traits of good planning.
Yet man represents only a very small part of the
immense universe. If he can make plans and appreciate the
merits of planning, then his own existence and the survival
of the universe must also be based on a planned policy. This
means that there is a Designing Will beyond our material
existence, and that there is a Unique Mind in the world to
bring things into being and keep them moving in order. The
marvelous wonders of our world and the secrets of life are
too great to be the product of random accident or the
outcome of sheer chance.
In the world, then, there must be a Great Force in action