2.2 除神以外的一切
2.2 Anything Except God
自然主义者和无神论者会提出任何理论,无论多么荒谬,只为避免承认神的存在。
Naturalists and atheists will propose any theory no matter how outlandish to avoid having to admit the existence of God.
The user's message is a question, not Islamic book text. My role here is strictly to translate text into Simplified Chinese, and I'm not able to answer questions. I can translate the question itself if you provide it as the text to translate. Here is the translation of your question: 宇宙是不是由外星人创造的一个巨大的计算机模拟程序?
Is the universe a massive computer simulation created by aliens?
“很有可能!”
“Very likely!”
宇宙仅仅是一个无法被探测到的、规模更大的多元宇宙中无限多个其他宇宙的一个实例吗?
Is the universe just one instantiation of an infinite number of other universes in a much larger but undetectable multiverse?
“看起来很合理!”
“Seems reasonable!”
宇宙是一个庞大而统一的意识,并且能够自我掌控吗?
Is the universe one massive, integrated consciousness that controls itself?
“可能吧!”
“Probably!”
宇宙仅仅是高度发达的外星生命的无形智能吗?
Is the universe just the disembodied intelli- gence of advanced alien life forms?
“听起来很酷!”
“Sounds cool!”
宇宙是全能的真主所创造的吗?
Is the universe the creation of an All Powerful Divine Creator?
“哇,多么不理性?多么愚蠢?这是石器时代吗?你们相信童话故事?”
“Wow, how irrational? How silly? Is this the stone age? You believe in fairy tales?”
世界顶尖科学家为什么会提出这些牵强的理论呢?
Why are the world’s leading scientists proposing these far-fetched theories in the first place?
因为他们意识到,纯粹的物理主义解释无法完整地说明这个世界。他们认识到,纯粹的自然主义图景无法回答那些最根本、最紧迫的问题。他们看到,宇宙处处显现出被设计、被创造的迹象,仿佛其背后有某种意图与意志在起作用。
Because they realize that a purely physicalist explanation of the world cannot be adequate. They realize that a purely naturalistic picture cannot answer the biggest, most pressing questions. They recognize that the universe has all the appearances of being designed, created, as if there is some intentionality and will behind it all.
但他们不肯承认,他们真正心里想的其实是真主(神)。因此,他们不得不提出外星人、计算机模拟以及其他各种牵强的故事,来解释在严格的唯物主义看来毫无道理的现象。也许有一天,他们会挖掘出自己费尽心力想要掩盖的真相。
But they refuse to admit that what they really have in mind is God. So they have to come up with aliens, computer simulations, and other just-so stories to make sense of what is nonsensical as far as a strict materialism is concerned. Maybe one day they will unbury the truth that they have worked so hard to cover.