Sunday, February 9, 1913, at 30 rue St. Didier, Paris.
(Translated from notes in Persian)
Today someone asked a question regarding the existence of
God. What are the proofs throng through
which one can establish the existence of God?
People are divided into two sections, one which is satisfied
with the knowledge of the attributes of divinity, and the other which strives
to establish the existence of divinity, and be informed of the fundamental
principles of divine philosophy. Therefore today If will speak to you of the
proofs which establish scientifically the existence of God. I will not quote to
you the scriptural proofs from the Old and the New Testament or the Qur’an, for
you are more or less familiar with those ideas. Consequently I will deal with
this abject from an intellectual standpoint. As it is an abstruse subject I
request you to give your utmost attention.
When we look upon all
forms of phenomena we observe that they are the results of composition. For
example, certain single atoms are brought together through the inherent law of
elective affinity existing between these various particles, the result of which
is the human being. A number of primordial atoms have gone into the makeup of a
plant, the result of which is the flower.
Again looking into the mineral kingdom we observe that this
law of cohesion is working in the same manner in that kingdom, for we see that
many atoms go into the composition of a piece of stone which through
purification may reach to the state of a mirror.