The Illusion of Senses in Atheism

Many of those who deny the existence of God or the realms of the unseen take refuge in an argument that appears rational: "I do not believe except in what I see, touch, and perceive with my senses." They claim that their position is purely scientific.

However, if we look deeply, we would discover that this position itself is not based on solid logic, but rather involves a hidden illusion: the illusion that limited human senses are capable of encompassing the entirety of existence.

The five senses are insufficient tools of perception; they do not perceive everything that exists in the universe:

• The human eye does not see ultraviolet or infrared rays, even though they fill space.

• The hand does not feel gravity, yet we live under its authority without interruption.

• The ear does not hear very high or very low frequency vibrations, even though they surround us.

If reality were limited to only what the senses perceive, most of the universe would be unknown and non-existent to humans!

Even the mind itself (which is the tool of thinking and perception) is not seen by the eye nor touched by the hand; does this mean it is an illusion? The truth is that the greater illusion is not in believing in the unseen, but in thinking that what falls upon the senses is the only complete truth. This belief traps humans in the dungeon of the body, making them prisoners of their sight, touch, and hearing, unable to see beyond that.

The universe is wider, and the truth is greater than to be reduced to the framework of the five senses.

Faith in God and the realms of the unseen is not a submission to ignorance or illusion, but rather a natural extension of a sound rational method.

We see the effect, so we realize the existence of the cause.

We see wisdom and order, so we realize that there is a wise planner behind them.

We realize that the limits of our consciousness are not the end of existence, but the beginning of searching for it.

God Almighty, though hidden from our sight, His effect is visible in everything: in the regularity of cosmic laws, in the splendor of the ecosystem, in the harmony of life's components, and in the innate feeling that dwells in the heart and searches for meaning and purpose.

O human, stand with yourself for a moment and ask honestly:

Are you just an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and a hand that touches? Or is there in you a mind that perceives, a soul that longs, and a heart that seeks meaning?

If you restricted truth to what your senses perceive, how could you believe in your feelings, your mind, and your will? Have you ever seen your thought? Have you ever touched your love or your inner pain? Yet you believe in their existence because they leave a real trace in your life. Likewise, faith in God: you see His effect even if you do not see Him; you perceive Him with your mind and heart, even if you do not hold Him in your hand.

Truth is broader than what eyes can encompass, and greater than what senses can restrict. Do not make the deficiency of your senses a measure for the existence of God, and do not make your inability to perceive the unseen a pretext for denying the great truth.

The greatest thing about a human is being capable of believing in what is broader than the senses: through their mind, soul, and insight. Refusing faith on the pretext that God is an unseen whom the eye cannot see is the height of scientific and philosophical naivety.

The existence of the unseen is not negated by its being hidden from the senses; rather, the inability to perceive it is evidence of our limitations, not of a lack of truth. Faith in God is not a leap into the dark, but an insight with the light of both the mind and the heart together.

Do not confine yourself to the prison of the senses, and do not be content with the illusion that deprives you of seeing the complete existence.