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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 15

him a philosophical response. However, Russell, in spite of the fact that he
was the most representative thinker in materialist circles and the strongest
defender of this view, was unable to disregard this truth. In his work
entitled The Problems of Philosophy, he evaluated the situation in this way:
…Berkeley retains the merit of having shown … that if there are any
things that exist independently of us they cannot be the immediate
objects of our sensations. 1
However much Russell might claim the opposite, in the above
statement he basically could not deny this reality, he even states openly
that he accepts it.
As we step into the 21st century, developments in branches of
science such as modern physics, quantum physics, astronomy,
psychology and anatomy deeply discomfited those circles that espoused
the old materialist view of the world. The study of fossils and research
conducted in areas such as the science of genetics has caused the collapse
of the theory of evolution; research conducted in areas such as optics and
psychology have helped solve the mystery of our cognitive system; as a
result of studies in astronomy, the Big Bang theory (the theory that the
universe and matter had a beginning) was proposed; research done on
atoms and sub-atomic particles has turned classical physics inside out
and proved the theory of relativity – the fact that time is relative.
Developments in the realm of science, which have confirmed
countless times the existence of Allah and His eternal sovereignty over
the whole universe, left those materialist thinkers who are representatives
of fanaticism and prejudice without recourse. Their powerlessness also
continues today. We encounter a number of scientists and thinkers on
television, in schools, and at lectures who, while maintaining that it is not
possible to get in touch with the external world and that the life we live is
composed of perceptions felt in our brain, feign ignorance and proceed
not to inform people of the truth, and even act as if it did not exist.
However, to ignore the truth is no solution. Therefore, this book
emphasizes how useless it is to fear the truth and run from it, shows what
kind of damage this can do to a person, and reveals the spiritual state of
those persons who act in this way.