Bacon's Philosophy
By
Muhammad Yousaf Gabriel
Oqasaorg@gmail.com
The name of Bacon (1561-1624), the founder of Modern Philosophy
of Atomism is unknown now though his philosophy pervades the
entire world. In my view, Bacon is the Satan the second. He
seduced the posterity of Adam exactly in the same manner as
Satan the first, had seduced Adam. And see the philosophy of
Bacon. It is the exact antithesis of revealed religion. I am
bound to tell this world strange things but I will not utter a
word without a scientific and logical proof. Satan had promised
Adam the place of an angel and an eternal kingdom and the
revelation of mysteries, if Adam would taste the forbidden tree.
This ruined Adam. Bacon's Philosophy, is man's Dominion Over
Nature as man's destiny through continuous, systematic research
of Science, for man's Material benefit, as a command of God to
man. This means, the revelation of the mysteries of the universe
and an eternal kingdom over the forces of nature. And this has
brought Adam's posterity to atomic ruin. The pursuit of moral
philosophy according to Bacon is man's repetition of and
persistence in the act of Adam's first transgression that of
eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The pursuit of moral philosophy is thus forbidden.You might say:
Impossible, it simply cannot be believed that Bacon or anyone
could have given such a nasty philosophy or could have gone
unchecked, for this is a philosophy not only against the
revealed religion, but it also sounds fantastic. Then read
Bacon's both the works. Both are still extant. Read and Judge.
Again you could say, to hell with Bacon's philosophy, we believe
in our own religion. You may be told that you follow Bacon's
philosophy to its letter without your knowledge of it and to
hell indeed this philosophy has carried this world. I will tell
you. How is that. See Baconian progress.
THIS
BACONIAN PROGRESS:
Bacon's philosophy was man's dominion over nature through
continuous and systematic research of science for material
benefit of mankind in general as the command of God to Adam as
man's destiny, forbidding at the same time the pursuit of moral
philosophy. That you might not know, but do you know this
Baconian progress. It is endless and eternal endeavor to obtain
dominion over nature in an ever-increasing manner, through
endless, eternal, continuous, systematic, ever-increasing
research of Science, for the material benefit of mankind in
general. You cannot deny this fact, but see. It is an
ever-increasing process. And what does this mean? It means that
it will gradually occupy man's mind and time expelling at the
same time the thought of the next world and religion, and
because it is eternal, it will ultimately expel the thought of
the next world and religion completely from man's mind, and this
transition is perceptible. No religion therefore except that
which is willing to sign the warrants of its own exile could
allow this sort of progress. The result of the
Science-Christianity-conflict is before the eyes of this world.
How science has gradually prevailed and the Christian religion
gradually declined to its disappearance. The same could be said
of this science, and besides that it is no more than a handmaid
of this progress and a mere instrument of the material
exploitation of the works of God. The thought of those,
therefore who expect to balance this progress with
religion is merely a false illusion. You might say, well, we do
not want religion. You might well say that, but this world
cannot exist in peace without religion, while this progress is
sure to cast this world into the atomic hell as its logical end.
You might say, well, we will apply a break to this progress at
the critical point. I wish you could. But it is simply
impossible. This process must necessarily lead to its end, if
the application of a break had been possible, no better occasion
for such an action could be now when the world despite its
knowledge of the ruinous hazards of atomic energy is obliged to
adopt atomic energy due to the ever-dwindling sources of
harmless or less harmful means of energy. To ban atomic energy
means the cessation of the industrial set up, and consequently
the famine. To adopt atomic energy means certain ruin of mankind
into the atomic hell. Now therefore progress and science, or
religion. You may be assured on knowledge, that all the
boundless confidence of common people in atomic science, and all
the expectations of the atomic scientists touching radiations'
control, and all the hopes of the politicians in avoiding the
atomic war for ever, are only a dream whose interpretation is no
other than the flames of atomic hell.
They who consider this progress as natural and
endless are in error. These strong, wide spread monuments of
science might disappear in the twinkling of an eye in the event
of atomic war, or may be left unoccupied as the memorials of the
folly of a species on earth, after the radiations of world-wide
atomic energy-for-peace, have annihilated life on earth. And
indeed, the signs regarding the contemplation of the works of
God, (Ghaur-e-Aayaat) to be found in the Quran in great
profusion, do not show any justification of this Baconian
progress, nor indeed, do the signs of the conquest of nature (Taskhir-e-Kaayinat)
that are to be found in the Quran with equal profusion, show any
justification of this Baconian progress. This is the grossest
misunderstanding in which the present day Muslims are involved.
What they fail to observe when they read the Quran is the
respective objects of the Quran and this Baconian progress
regarding the contemplation of the works of God. The Quran
nowhere appears to cast so much as a hint on the material
exploitation of the works of God through contemplation, and the
object of contemplation is to realize the purpose of creation,
and the certainty of resurrection, and the remembrance of God
and his religion, while the purpose of this Baconian progress is
exclusively the material exploitation. Again, as far as the
conquest of nature is concerned, it is Allah who always in the
Quran has, attributed the act of rendering all this world
serviceable to man, and never once is to be found therein an
allusion toward man's following the suit or emulating Allah, nor
is to be found a hint at material exploitation. Gratitude of man
rather is expected by Allah, for this favour. Remarkable also is
the term dominion over nature used by Bacon. Neither the Quran,
nor any other revealed religion would allow the right of
dominion to man. The right of dominion is exclusively the right
of Allah. Indeed it might appear in-comprehensible now, but when
the real argument has come, that no-doubt will appear
conclusive. I mean the atomic destruction through atomic bombs
or radiation. There is yet another misunderstanding in the mind
of the Muslims. Quran no doubt has enjoined the Muslims to keep
armament in readiness. But it has to be decided, whether atomic
bomb is a weapon. The scientist has given it out as a means of
total annihilation of life on earth, while the Quran has called
it by the dreadful name of atomic hell. This progress now is no
progress. It is in eddy-now, and it is regression not
progression.
Man due to this notion of man's dominion over nature has
developed the notion of Becoming God himself. Dependence on God
has dwindled, while full trust is placed in science. The notion
of material benefit has changed this mankind into a cloud of
locusts, moving toward the zone of atomic spray to be sprayed to
death. Contentment, religious sentiment, moral values are
disappearing, selfishness, greed, frustration, mental, physical,
social, economic, legal and political confusion is on
ever-increase. Intensity of hunger and dearth of sources might
change this mankind into cannibals.
Bacon's Philosophy ultimately has failed miserably. Regarding
man's dominion over nature, man after his success in steam and
electricity is now caught in, the field of atomic science
without any hope of success. The Giant Atumbumb appears to be a
contestant far too formidable for the dwarfish human being. The
end is surely the atomic ruin. Know that there is simply no
protection possible against either the atomic bomb or atomic
radiation, and there is no possibility despite scientist's
optimism, who is guilty of gross violation of the general rule
of the methodology of science by recommending the use of
atomic-energy-for-peace without first obtaining control over
radiation, or providing means of protection to the millions
residing in the neighbour-hood of reactors. For this, the
scientist may be sued in the court of science. As far as hunger
is concerned, Baconian progress has failed to appease it. More
production means more demand like fission Chain Reaction. Man's
appetite is inappeasable, and will remain so far ever, as was
predicted by the Holy Prophet of Islam. Also this Baconian
culture shows all the characteristics which were attributed by
the Holy Prophet to the Messih-id-Dajjal. And the end of this
Baconian progress is sure destruction, there is no doubt about
it, but the question is, whether this mankind like a wise pilot
will be able to bale out in time or will be consumed by the
flames with the plane. No alternative now remains for this
mankind but either to perish suddenly under the hails of atomic
bombs, deservedly or to die slowly,
lingeringly, in the radiations of
atomic-energy-for-peace, deservedly. Will this mankind consider?
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