Yes, I'm well aware of what you believe, but consider that the unknown and the unseen are unknown and unseen because there's no evidence for them, whereas for what I assert as true, there IS evidence and a cogent line of reasoning that leads to a defensible conclusion. You, on the other hand, are a fantasist and a mythologist. Nothing intrinsically wrong with that as long as you know you're dealing with fantasy and mythology, but to mistake them for literal descriptions of reality seems to me to be foolish beyond description.
What is the difference between the materialist and the believer in God and the afterlife?
The materialist closes his eyes, ears and insight to consider anything beyond his special senses.
Whereas the believer believes in God Who is Invisible to the eyesight, as does he believe in the ethereal world of souls, angels and Paradise.
Moreover, the believer believes in the Judgment which has not come yet, as does he believe in the reward and punishment: he believes in Paradise and Hell while he has not seen all that yet.
While the materialist believes only and exclusively in what his special senses perceive while this is not necessarily true and real; on the contrary the scientific thinking cannot rule out the existence of the ethereal world of souls, spirits, angels, devils and demons.
Therefore, asserting such a thing that this world of souls and the afterlife does not exist can never be any scientific.
On the other hand, the logical proofs and evidence proves (in spite of the assertions of atheists) the existence of the Creator of the universe and the afterlife and the Judgment following Doomsday.
This is in the Quran 2:
1-7
الم .
ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ .
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ .
والَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِالآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ .
أُوْلَـئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ .
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ .
خَتَمَ اللّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَى أَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عظِيمٌ
The explanation:
(In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Alif, Lam, Miem.
The explanation: (Recite To them, O Mohammed!)
That Scripture [the Quran revelations before revealing these ayat and then were written down by the Prophet's companions], whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who ward off [God's punishment.]
Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them.
And who believe in that [Quran] which is revealed to you [ Mohammed] and that [Bible] which was revealed before you, and are certain of the afterlife.
These have guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
Surely, those who deny; it is the same to them – whether you [Mohammed] warn them or you warn them not – they believe not [because they are wrong-doers, and God does not guide them whatever you speak to them.]
God has set a seal upon their hearts and on their hearing, and on their sights is a veil, and there awaits them a grievous chastisement.)
