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pretations, have thought about it deeply and arrived at the truth.
Those who claim that matter is the one absolute principle of exis-
tence, tried to cover up this reality. But George Berkeley, the Irish
theologian and philosopher, raised this question again in the 18th
century and in so doing, changed the world of ideas after him.
Because materialists—especially Bertrand Russell, the most pas-
sionate spokesman of this school—could not refute Berkeley philo-
sophically, they attempted to insult and slander him. Even though
Russell was the most representative thinker in materialist circles and
the strongest defender of this view, he couldn’t disregard this truth.
In The Problems of Philosophy, he admitted that: “Berkeley retains
the merit of having shown that the existence of matter is capable of
being denied without absurdity, and that if there are any things that
exist independently of us they cannot be the immediate objects of our
sensations.” 183
However much Russell might claim the opposite, in his statement
above, he basically could not deny this reality, but even openly states
that he accepts it.
Actually not only Russell’s outlook, but the entire materialist phi-
losophy is about to collapse. As we step into the 21st century, mod-
ern developments in physics, quantum physics, astronomy,
psychology and anatomy and other branches of science are deeply
discomfiting those who espoused the old materialist view of the
world. The study of fossils and research conducted in areas like ge-
netics have caused the theory of evolution to collapse. Research in
optics and psychology have helped solve the mystery of our cogni-
tive system; as a result of advances in astronomy, the Big Bang the-
ory—proposing that the universe and matter had a beginning—has
become generally accepted. Research into atoms and sub-atomic par-
ticles has turned classical physics inside out, proving the theory of
relativity— that time itself is relative.
Countless scientific discoveries have confirmed the existence of
God and His eternal sovereignty over the whole universe, leaving
with no recourse those materialist thinkers who represent fanaticism
and prejudice. Their powerlessness also continues today. On televi-
sion, in schools, and at lectures, we encounter scientists and thinkers