You Want to Move Your Hand – and It Moves. What Does It Mean?

At the end of his life, after formulating very important theories, including the theory of relativity and the equation of matter and energy, Albert Einstein focused his efforts on finding the 'theory of everything' – a formula that would connect all the natural laws of the universe and unequivocally explain how everything is interconnected and interdependent. Unfortunately, this formula has yet to be found, although the search for it has progressed.

Meanwhile, we can ask ourselves: Is everything truly connected? Does everything really come from the same root? The first thing we must explore is whether the world was designed with conscious intelligence and everything is related within the same plan for a common purpose, or whether the world was built by chance over an eternity of trial and error.

Let's consider: If you find a doll in a forest clearing, will you believe it appeared 'out of nowhere,' or will you assume someone created it and left it there or lost it there? Even if someone believes the world is billions of years old, it is impossible for a doll to gradually form over time during the 'chaos,' without design and implementation. If we are sure the doll was designed and created by an intelligent being, should we not be even more certain that a human being was created by someone?! Imagine if someone placed a bowl of random letters in front of you. Statistically, the likelihood of forming a coherent and understandable text without any intervention is minimal, even if we wait a billion years.

Similarly, why should we believe the world, with all its complexity, was created without any sort of design?

Even if it were possible, the question immediately arises – why was this world created out of all possibilities, and not other worlds? Why did history occur in this particular version and not in others? All this could only happen by a conscious, aware force.

According to the Torah, everything that exists is interconnected, designed, sketched, and created by a being full of wisdom and awareness. We could demonstrate this, but that is not our focus. Moreover, not only is everything connected, but everything also belongs to a global plan, an intricately organized plan controlled by Hashem, with a beginning, middle, and end. We will see how the world and history are organized and what their purpose is. The first step is to recognize the one who stands behind the universe and our lives.

Why are so many people sure that a doll, book, or computer was designed and created by an intelligent being, while a plant, animal, or human was created randomly?!

What is the difference? The difference is that the creator of the items we described can easily be identified because we can perceive its physical form, see it or believe those who have seen it. In contrast, finding the creator of nature requires effort, searching by observing nature and the world around us, for these are its creations.

What is more complex? What is more difficult to create, a computer or an animal? Have you ever seen the complexity of the respiratory system, digestive system, and blood circulation of a dog? What about its nervous system? Its brain controls the rest of its body, and its eyes can focus accurately, allowing it to see automatically from any distance or angle without needing adjustment. There is no doubt its visual system is more sophisticated than a camera!

Now, after considering the example of the dog, what do you think when you think about yourself? Look at your body, isn't it perfect? Even if you have complaints, like a wrinkle here or there, there is no doubt your body is incredibly complex, functions in perfect harmony, and the result is awe-inspiring.

Move your hand!... Did it move? Doesn't that seem strange to you?

Amazing! Just your will to move it causes it to obey automatically, without the need for a remote, battery, or socket... This is far more ingenious than a robot performing tasks in a factory.

If a computer, with its amazing complexity and functionality, is created by an intelligent being, what about a human being? There is no doubt we can conclude from this that everything that exists in our world was created by someone intelligent, known in society as Hashem.

Anyone who believes there is 'something' that created the world and controls it believes in Hashem, regardless of the name given to it. This includes those who believe that 'Mother Nature' is in control. They simply replaced the name 'Hashem' with another name.

Even the sect known as the 'Raëlians' who believe that humans were created by aliens, is essentially based on the same line of thought that the world was designed by an intelligent force, because according to their theory, the aliens are the intelligent force that created the world. However, this theory is also not complete because one cannot escape the question – who created the aliens? From this, it can be concluded that a person who explores their origins and asks fundamental questions will eventually find Hashem, who is eternal and limitless, without a body or beginning, who always was and always will be.

At this stage, I was very friendly with others who studied with me in the synagogue. I had much more confidence than before and relied on what was told to me. I recalled the time of travel when I thought of my limitations and difficulties I faced whenever I encountered the truth of the world.

Once I found myself in a study group that did not invent ideas – only documented what was in the old books, all based on the Torah – I felt that despite my limitations, I had someone to rely on for my continued research. Even if I was not Abraham, who discovered Hashem on his own, I knew that in that place, I would find answers, and that is what I engaged in the following days.

Anyone who searches for the truth about the origin of the world, purely and without bias, will recognize Hashem as described in the Torah, as Abraham did. However, as I have already mentioned, many like me can encounter obstacles on their path and draw incorrect conclusions. For example, those who claim that 'Mother Nature' controls the world base it on the obstacle of observation and think like the ancient Egyptians; those who say humanity was created by aliens fall into the obstacle of personal interests because it is more convenient to believe that limited creatures created us and then returned to their place, and thus cannot see what we do daily.

From the book "The Journey of Dan in Search of the Meaning of Life," by Roni Dayan. To purchase the book at Hidabroot Shops, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>