{"_id":"668d9fe80b76658b4c2328c7","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How do I convince my colleagues that God exists?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I work in the STEM field, and the question of the existence of God often comes up in conversations with colleagues. In support of the existence of God, I often cite examples in the Quran of processes and events that no human could know about approximately 1400 years ago. For example, the description of the human embryo, or the existence of stars that emit pulses periodically (سورة الطارق). However, these examples are not satisfactory for my colleagues. Of course, I do not expect to convince them, since الله يهدي من يشاء, but I would prefer if I have arguments that are more logical than constructive (i.e. “A implies B” rather than “here are examples of A, B, and C in the Quran”). In your opinion, what would be the best way to describe a logical argument in support of the existence of God?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Muslim scholars have historically presented what is now known as the kalam argument or kalam cosmological argument. It has been recently popularized outside of Islamic circles by William Lane Craig, who references Muslim scholars like imam al-Ghazali.\\n\\nYou can read more about it here:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-kalam-cosmological-argument\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-kalam-cosmological-argument\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nI would also recommend the following course for a more detailed discussion:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeVtFJ5Wg2ht4TTw_39Rpzv_M-5T5Eev5\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeVtFJ5Wg2ht4TTw_39Rpzv_M-5T5Eev5\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c23280f","tag":"Relationships: Non-Muslims","count":95},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":66},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232854","tag":"Knowledge: Resources","count":32},{"_id":"668d9fe80b76658b4c2328bd","tag":"Worship: Dawah","count":24},{"_id":"668d9fe80b76658b4c2328c2","tag":"Imam Al-Ghazali","count":4},{"_id":"668d9fe80b76658b4c2328c5","tag":"William Lane Craig","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:04.907Z"}