不信 林钰堂 科学难验即判无，缺乏证据当存疑； 跋 有些人不信神佛，因为未曾亲睹，或以欠缺科学证明为理由。缺乏证明，依科学原则只能存疑，而不能遽断为不足信。科学是人类知识，极为有限。科学所不能知，所无可奈何的，无有穷尽。对于有修证体验者来说，神佛的事真实不虚，而没有信受与否的问题。至于要求亲睹身历才肯信者，先应明了世事不能全如人意，无人能合理要求事事亲历。再者，放弃世俗成见，依佛法修持，人人皆有可能亲自体验感应事迹。若不循道而行，逐级而上，而只一味要求先见到目的地，似乎应先反省自己之要求是否合理。
Taking hard to verify by sciences as disproof; Comment: Some people do not believe in gods or Buddhas because they have never seen one or because there is no scientific proof. Lack of evidence, according to scientific principles, justifies only suspicion but not hasty judgment of disbelief. Science as human knowledge is rather limited. What is beyond the knowledge and manipulation of sciences are limitless. To people with experiences of practices and inspirations Buddhas and gods are real beyond questions of belief or disbelief. As to those who demand personal experience as a prerequisite to their believing, first of all one should realize that not all things in the world would come one way. It is unreasonable to demand that all things must be personally experienced. Furthermore, if one could give up worldly prejudices and practice the Dharma accordingly, then it is within each and every person reach to have inspirational experiences of Buddhas or gods. If, instead of walking along the right path and making progress step by step, one just keeps demanding to see the ultimate goal first, then it would seem adequate for such persons to reflect first on whether their demand is reasonable or not.
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