2- Denial of Faith in the Hereafter and the Purpose of Creation
One of the truths universally agreed upon by all religions, and trusted by sound minds and natural inclinations, is that human beings and their existence have a purpose, and an ultimate goal desired by God, which His wisdom necessitates. Although religious opinions may differ regarding the nature and essence of this belief, the overarching truth of it is beyond dispute and is universally accepted.
This inherent truth has led all generations of humanity throughout history to believe in the Hereafter and the purposeful creation of mankind. It has become deeply ingrained in human nature and is considered self-evident.
For this reason, the divine religions have each come to remind humanity of this faith and clarify its reality, and they have established programs to prove it, as the essence of this faith has always been present in all human generations. Likewise, philosophical discussions and the inquiries of philosophers have focused their efforts on the final causes of things, building their theories about existence and life on these principles. Consequently, philosophers have concentrated on the ultimate purpose of human creation and its existential duty without delving into the specifics of creation and its causes.
However, Darwin’s theory attributes the creation and evolution of beings to mere natural factors and reasons, suggesting that nature operates blindly without any set rules or laws. From Darwin’s perspective, it is futile to search for a specific, defined purpose for the creation and existence of humans.
Thus, Darwin’s theory, which relates everything to nature and its laws, forms part of the ideology of naturalism and, in a way, promotes and spreads atheism and disbelief in the Hereafter and the purpose of human and creature creation. Darwin viewed humans as the noblest of creatures and fundamental in development compared to other beings, yet he believed that all creatures could evolve, placing humans on the same level as other beings. Julian Huxley writes, “What is certain is that, at present, man is the noblest of creatures, but sometimes a frog or a mouse may replace him.”
The result of this type of belief about the Hereafter and the purpose of human creation, which permeated Western society through Darwin’s theory, was that Western sciences completely disregarded the concept of ultimate purpose and the attention to the purpose of human creation. They believed that this discussion had no benefit for scientific researchers and fell outside their scope of work. Sciences such as medicine, astronomy, geology, biology, and others replaced religious sciences.
Faith and belief in the idea that human creation has no ultimate purpose or end led to the belief in “coincidence” (random events) and provided atheists and irreligious people with an escape to support their baseless and illusory theories.
These negative intellectual and theoretical effects of denying the purpose and the Hereafter were terrifying and horrifying in practical life as well. The value of life among European people, especially among generations with sensitive emotions, began to falter, and feelings of despair, ruin, and futility overwhelmed them. As a result, a confused and lost generation grew in Europe, with no regard or consideration for the purpose and goal of creature creation, and a spiritual weakness engulfed their educated and cultured generation.
Therefore, the external culture and civilization of Western generations may appear beautiful and alluring, but internally, they consist of confused, bewildered, and defeated generations that perceive no ultimate purpose or goal.
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