Studies show that in nature a system of checks and
balances is prevalent everywhere. Without this
system, our world would have become
uninhabitable.
One such example is found in the world of insects.
Biological studies tell us that every insect has the
potential of unlimited growth.
For example, every
grasshopper has the potential to grow bigger and
bigger until it becomes as big as a camel or an
elephant. This is true of every other insect.
According to this, our world should have been
filled with insects as large as elephants and camels.
Had it been so, there would have been no
possibility of mankind living in such a jungle of
huge animals and creating a civilization.
How was mankind saved from this horrible fate? It
was due to a simple mechanism in nature. The fact
is that although the body of an insect has the ability
for unlimited growth, its breathing tube does not
have any scope for growth. This double system in
the body of insects serves as a check against its
unlimited growth. The growing body of the insect
narrows its breathing tube and this double
mechanism in its body serves as a killer for the
insects.
There are so many other examples of such checks,
and it is these checks that maintain the balance in
our world. If this were not so, our earth would have
become uninhabitable for mankind. (See Man Does
not Stand Alone by Cressy Morrison)
The planet earth is a unique exception in the
Universe because of its rare qualities and attributes.
All the numerous celestial bodies in the Universe
are either huge fiery stars or rocky planets, with the
sole exception of the earth, which has life and its
accompanying support elements. This exception
itself is a proof of God’s existence. Every exception
necessarily requires an answer to the question: Who
or what is the cause of this exception? Without
believing in ‘cause and effect’, you cannot explain
why there is an exception. And this unique
exception in the case of the earth is proof enough
that God exists.
In conclusion, I would like to say that in such a
situation the choice we have is not between the
universe with God, and the universe without God.
This is not an option. The real option is between the
universe with God or no universe at all. As we
cannot opt for the proposition “the Universe
without God” we are compelled to opt for the
proposition, “the Universe with God.”
--Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
( Ref - In Search of God)
