Page 765 - Atlas of Creation Volume 2

Harun Yahya

world is only perceptions produced internally, what about the brain which we think does the seeing and
hearing? Isn't it composed of atoms and molecules like everything else? The brain, too, is a piece of tis-
sue that we perceive through our senses. This being so, what is it, if not the brain, that perceives every-

thing-that sees, hears, touches, smells and tastes?
At this point, we face the obvious fact: that man, a being of consciousness who can see, feel, think
and exercise reason, is much more than a mere assemblage of atoms and molecules. What defines a
human being is the "soul" granted to him by God. Otherwise, it would be highly unreasonable to attri-
bute his consciousness and other faculties to a three-pound piece of flesh:

He Who has created all things in the best possible way. He commenced the creation of man from clay; then
produced his seed from an extract of base fluid; then formed him and breathed His Spirit into him and gave
you hearing, sight and hearts. What little thanks you show! (Qur'an, 32: 7-9)

The Being Nearest to Us Is God

Since a human being is not merely a lump of matter but a "soul," then who makes that soul feel the
sum of perceptions which we call the external world? Who continues to create all these perceptions, cea-
selessly?
The answer is obvious. God, Who breathed into man His spirit, is the Creator of all things. He is
also the real source of all perceptions. The existence of anything is possible only

through God's creation. God informs us that He creates continuously and that
whenever He stops creating, everything will disappear:

God keeps a firm hold on the heavens and the Earth, preventing them from vani-
shing away. And if they vanished no one could then keep hold of them.
Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. (Qur'an, 35: 41)

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