The question of why there is something rather than nothing is one of the most fundamental and profound challenges in philosophy and science. It not only touches upon the nature of reality but also upon the origin of everything—space, time, matter, energy, and the laws governing them all. This question pushes us to the limits of our understanding and our ability to grasp existence itself. For millennia, humans have pondered this question, and to this day, it remains an open, elusive, yet deeply engaging challenge for human thought.
Does science contradict religion or complement it? With each new discovery, the boundary of the unknown shifts. The role of religion seems to shrink as science advances further. Is this a natural progression, or will humanity one day find that there are questions even science cannot answer?
Religious criticism has evolved from early attempts in antiquity, through profound philosophical debates in the Enlightenment, to radical socio-critical and psychological analyses in the 19th and 20th centuries. Critics like Deschner and Ibn Warraq have expanded the debate to Christianity and Islam, while the New Atheist movement challenges the role of religion in a scientifically oriented world. This development shows the increasing willingness to treat religious beliefs as subjects of rational and ethical criticism.
