IDEALISM
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE
MATRIX
AND THE TRUE NATURE OF MATTER
CONCLUSION:
THE ONLY ABSOLUTE BEING IS GOD
As
we've pointed out throughout this book with examples from
films and developments in science and technology, this reality
deepens people's world view and exerts a positive influence
on their spirituality. It demonstrates that we live without
interacting with matter itself and that we live out our lives
as if we were watching a film on tape. It also proves that
we are the spectators as well as the actors of this film.
Matter, whether we see it or not, exists
outside us, but we will never be able to reach it. For us,
therefore, it exists only as an illusion. To believe that
we deal with real matter external to us, despite clear facts
to the contrary, is a situation comparable to a film's or
computer game's virtual characters believing that they're
living in the real physical world. That approach would have
you believe that people and objects in your dreams have their
material originals.
So, what do the facts about matter show us?
First of all, they should make us reflect on the following:
Who is the one who can see in utter darkness,
without requiring an iris, pupil, retina, optic nerve and
enjoy electrical signals as a colorful garden?
Who is the one who can hear inside the soundproof
brain, without requiring an ear, and enjoy electrical signals
as a beloved melody?
Who in the brain, can feel velvet without
the need for muscles, a hand, or fingers?
Who experiences the sense of touch and coolness,
measure, shape, depth and distance?
Who is inside the brain, which no smell can
penetrate, distinguishing between the scents of flowers and
the smells of his favorite meal?
Who watches the visions forming inside of
his brain, as on a TV screen, and feels happiness, sadness,
excitement, pleasure, worry or curiosity about what he sees?
Whose is the consciousness that interprets all that he sees
or feels? Who is this being who thinks, concludes, and decides?
Obviously, the being who perceives all this
and forms the consciousness, cannot be the brain, consisting
only of molecules of water, fats and proteins formed by unconscious
atoms. Every person of common sense and conscience will realize
straightaway that the soul, inside the brain, watches everything
that happens through life. Every human being possesses a soul
that can see without requiring an eye, can hear without needing
an ear, and can think without a brain. The world of perceptions
with which the soul interacts has been created, and continues
to be created, in every moment by Almighty God.
If Everyone Knew That We
are Interacting With the Copy Images in Our Minds, What Kind
of Environment Would There Be?
(He) then formed him and
breathed His Spurit into him and gave you hearing,
sight and hearts. What little thanks you show! (Surat as-Sajda, 9)
… He is with you
wherever you are - God sees what you do. (Surat al-Hadid, 4)
Realizing that they are not interacting with
matter itself, but with the visions God lets them watch, people
will change their views on life, their values, and their entire
lives. This change would be for the better on personal and
social levels too, because anyone aware of this reality will
adopt with no difficulty the noble character that God commands
in the Qur'an.
People who do not crave the world, who realize
that matter is only an illusion, know that man's most important
possession is his spirituality. Anyone who is aware that God
sees and hears him at all times, who knows he will be held
accountable for all his actions in the Hereafter, will naturally
be of good character and abide strictly by God's commandments
and prohibitions. In this way, everyone in society will respect
one another and strive with each other in the race to do right.
The values between people will change. Material things will
lose their value. And thus the measures of superiority, instead
of status and rank, will become good character and consciousness
of God. Nobody will chase things that are actually illusions,
and everybody will seek truth. People's actions will be based
on what is pleasing to God, instead of other people's opinions.
Pride, vanity and arrogance caused by wealth and property,
rank and status will be replaced by modesty and the comprehension
of one's shortcomings. Therefore, people will willingly live
by the examples of good character given in the Qur'an. Quietly,
naturally, these changes will cure many of the ills of the
modern society.
People who get angry, flare up and become
aggressive over even small matters will be replaced by those
who know that everything they see is an illusion, and that
reactions like anger, shouting and screaming are beneath them.
Thus, societies will come to be dominated by peace and security;
everybody will be happy with their lives and what they have.
These are some of the benefits this reality, heretofore kept
secret from people, will bring. They will find much more good
when they know, ponder and live this truth. People who wish
to have all this goodness must reflect on and try to understand
this greater reality. In one of His verses, God says:
Clear insights have come
to you from your Lord. Whoever sees clearly, does so to his
own benefit. Whoever is blind, it is to his own detriment...
(Surat al-Anam, 104)
Materialism, Like Every Other
False Philosophy, Has Been Destroyed
The philosophy of materialism has existed
throughout history. The adherents of this superstitious philosophy relied on the supposedly
absolute existence of matter while denying God, Who has created
them from nothing and also created for them the universe they
live in. The clear evidence recounted in this book uproots
their philosophy and leaves no room for discussion. Consequently,
matter disappears-on which they based their lives and thoughts,
pride and denial. By their own research, strangely enough,
materialist scientists discovered that everything they see
is not matter itself, but in reality a copy or image formed
in the brain. And thus, they themselves brought down their
materialist beliefs.
The twenty-first century is a turning point
in history, in which this reality will spread among all peoples,
and materialism will be wiped from the face of the Earth.
Some, under the influence of the materialist philosophy, who
believed that matter is absolute, now have come to realize
that they themselves are illusions, that the only absolute
being is God, Whose Being encompasses all there is. This reality
is revealed in the verses:
God, there is no god but
Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is not subject to
drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the Earth
belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him, except by His
permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind
them, but they cannot grasp any of His knowledge save what
He wills. His Footstool encompasses the heavens and the Earth,
and their preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High,
the Magnificent. (Surat al-Baqara, 255)
God bears witness that there
is no god but Him, as do the angels and the people of knowledge,
upholding justice. There is no god but Him, the Almighty,
the All-Wise. (Surat Al'Imran, 18)
He is God. There is no god
but Him. Praise be to Him in this world and the hereafter.
Judgment belongs to Him. You will be returned to Him. (Surat al-Qasas, 70)
THERE IS MATTER OUTSIDE OF
US, BUT WE CANNOT REACH IT
… [S]aying that matter is an illusion does not mean it does not exist. Quiet the contrary: whether we perceive the physical world or not, it does exist. But we see it as a copy in our brain or, in other words, as an interpretation of our senses. For us, therefore, the physical world of matter is an illusion.
The matter outside is seen not just by us, but by other beings too. The Angels God delegated to be watchers witness this world as well:
And the two recording Angels
are recording, sitting on the right and on the left. He does
not utter a single word, without a watcher by him, pen in
hand! (Surah Qaf, 17-18)
Most importantly, God sees everything. He
created this world with all its details and sees it in all
its states. As He informs us in the Qur'an:
… Heed God and know that
God sees what you do. (Surat al-Baqara, 233)
Say: "God is a sufficient
witness between me and you. He is certainly aware of and sees
His servants." (Surat al-Isra, 96)
It must not be forgotten that God keeps the records of everything in the book called Lawh Mahfuz (Preserved Tablet). Even if we don't see all things, they are in the Lawh Mahfuz. God reveals that He keeps everything's record in the "Mother of the Book" called Lawh Mahfuz with the following verses::
It is in the Source Book
with Us, high-exalted, full of wisdom. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 4)
… We possess an all-preserving
Book. (Surah Qaf, 4)
Certainly there is no hidden
thing in either Heaven or Earth which is not in a Clear Book.
(Surat an-Naml, 75)
As
we've pointed out throughout this book with examples from
films and developments in science and technology, this reality
deepens people's world view and exerts a positive influence
on their spirituality. It demonstrates that we live without
interacting with matter itself and that we live out our lives
as if we were watching a film on tape. It also proves that
we are the spectators as well as the actors of this film.
… [S]aying that matter is an illusion does not mean it does not exist. Quiet the contrary: whether we perceive the physical world or not, it does exist. But we see it as a copy in our brain or, in other words, as an interpretation of our senses. For us, therefore, the physical world of matter is an illusion.