Answer to an Atheist

ADNAN OKTAR: "Mr. Oktar, does God exist, if so what kind of power does He posses? Did He create us?" asks Lale Korkmaz. There must be absolute nothingness for God to be nonexistent. And absolute nothingness is impossible. There would exist a void at the very least. And void is crucial, something that must be created. When I mention void, I am implying to the existence of God, because the void can exist only if God exists. In other words, even if nothing exists other than a question of "What am I?" this would alone irrefutably prove the existence of God, because there has to be God if I can ask such a question. Even if a single conscience asks, "What am I, what is this?" there is no turning back; that conscience will remain so till eternity. God created time and He is not bound by it, which we cannot fully comprehend. People often ask "What was there before God?" however, for God, there is no before or after. I say this once more, there has to be an absolute nothingness for God to be nonexistent, which is quite illogical. Such a concept is beyond possible. The existence of the void alone irrefutably proves the existence of God. I see that God is putting us through an arduous trial, but otherwise, our existence would be mundane. The trial could have been easy, but our existence would have been mundane, and insignificant. So this is the way it has to be. Moreover, seeing people, I think this system is absolutely necessary. For example, considering the diseases, troubles, the despairs people go through and imminent death, one can see that it is still not enough. This trial is a vital necessity. Because looking at the people, I see that they are only concerned with getting married, sending their children abroad for education; they are not concerned with God, but only with becoming rich. The more serious the troubles, the more a person will contemplate on it. But again, out of His mercifulness, Almighty God limited the troubles to a lesser extent. Normally, one can clearly see that it should be 3-5 times higher for the trial to properly fulfill its purpose. But that way, belief would become an obligation, thus this is how it should be. If the extent of the trial was 3-5 times higher, everyone would behave without exception. In other words, no one would be concerned with trivial things such as going abroad, having a good education, or becoming rich. But its extent is as it should be. It is not like I haven't thought about what the friends said, but this is exactly how it should be.

BÜLENT SEZGİN: In the verse of the Quran, God commands; "They said, ‘Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. (Surah al-Baqara, 32)

ADNAN OKTAR: Indeed. A film reel is rolling and we see nothing but that. You see how people resort to shallow ploys, don't you? They devise schemes, simple or complex, or resort to dishonesty. Everyone is doing something behind each other's backs. A