The Divine Reality: God, Islam & the Mirage of Atheism

by Hamza Andreas Tzortzis

Muslim: “That’s not true; holding non-rational beliefs about the world can lead to survival too.” Atheist: “So what? We both assume reason to be true, so it’s not an issue.” Muslim: “Well, for me it isn’t. But under atheism your ability to reason does not make sense. Atheism has invalidated the very assumption that it claims to use to deny God. So it is absurd to be an atheist since atheism nullifies reason itself.” Atheist: “No, you have to prove God to me first.” Muslim: “That’s a cop-out, because your use of the word ‘proof’ assumes your ability to reason. However, you are not justified in making such an assumption because rationality is nullified under atheism. Rationality cannot come from non-rationality. From this perspective, atheism is irrational. However, rationality can come from rationality. This is why Islamic theism explains best why we can use our reason, as it came from the Creator Who is All-Seeing, The-Knowing and The-Wise.”