What is your view on infinite regress of cause versus the existence of a necessary being?

The questioner implies that infinite regress is not possible, forcing a stop at a necessary being, while the Mufti avoids directly confirming or denying the necessity of stopping at God.

If God is All-Powerful and Merciful, why does He allow suffering, such as children dying in Gaza?

This suffering is explained as part of a test where God is not only Merciful and Omnipotent but also All-Wise and All-Knowing; the full wisdom behind the suffering is not immediately apparent to the limited human perspective.

If evil exists, and God is All-Good, how can this be reconciled, especially when human acts of evil are committed using Free Will?

The Mufti explains that evil acts like rape are the result of the misuse of human Free Will, for which the perpetrator is accountable, not the Creator, who made the instrument (like a knife) but not the wrongdoing itself.

If human society functions based on agreed-upon rules (morality), why is God necessary to establish objective morality, especially if majority rule can justify atrocities like genocide?

The Mufti asserts that objective morality comes from God; without it, morality is simply dictated by shifting majority consensus, leading to ethical relativism, which he rejects.

If the universe's contingency requires a creator who is timeless and complex, why can't the universe itself be considered timeless/necessary, as suggested by the concept 'Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma'?

The Mufti dismisses the idea that the creation itself is the necessary being as irrational, arguing one cannot simultaneously exist and not exist, pointing out that the proposed creator must be more complex than what it created.

If God is beyond time and space, why does the believer spend time discussing God in this reality, and why is Free Will granted if God already knows the outcome?

God is simple (a necessary being), not complex like an object; He defines the rules of the test (free will) and has provided guidance, and the accountability for the test comes later, not immediately.

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Argument of Contingency vs. Infinite Regress
📌 The atheist side argued that accepting an infinite regress of causes (cause after cause, endlessly) is logically impossible, implying a need to stop at a Necessary Being (God).
🤔 The theist side countered that stopping at God (who is supposedly timeless and always existed) is an arbitrary break, questioning why the universe itself cannot also be timeless/always existed (Multiverse concept).
🧠 The argument hinges on defining Contingency: things dependent on something else for existence, versus independent/necessary existence.

The Problem of Evil and Divine Attributes
❓ The atheist posed the Problem of Evil, citing suffering (like children dying in Gaza) against God being Omnipotent (all-powerful) and Merciful.
💡 The response claimed this argument rests on two false assumptions: 1) Limiting God to only mercy and omnipotence; God is also All-Wise and All-Knowing, meaning suffering may serve a greater wisdom (Hikmat) humans cannot perceive.
🧪 This analogy was drawn to accepting a doctor’s painful prescription without full knowledge of the medical rationale.

Morality, Free Will, and Subjectivity
⚖️ The atheist challenged the source of objective morality if God does not exist, arguing that morality becomes subjective, decided by majority rule (which Hitler/Nazis exemplified).
🗣️ The theist responded that morality originates from God; without it, there is no objective foundation, and human free will is granted for testing and developing noble qualities.
🔄 A contradiction was pointed out: if suffering is a test/result of free will, why do believers still pray for intervention or justice if the outcome is predetermined by the test?

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The core philosophical disagreement revolves around whether reason/logic can definitively prove or disprove God's existence, or if faith (belief without empirical proof) is the only way to assert the concept of a Necessary Being.
➡️ The concept of Free Will is central: theists argue that evil results from the misuse of this gift, while atheists question why an omnipotent being would permit such destructive outcomes even temporarily.
➡️ The discussion repeatedly touched upon the need for a strong foundation for morality, with theists asserting this foundation is God, while atheists suggest it arises from the necessary rules required for human society to function (mutual respect, basic rights).

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