Since Adam s day man has made an intense study of nature, on earth and in the heavens. He has pried into the structure of the tiny atom, and tried to comprehend the mighty celestial spheres. He has searched the depths of the earth and the waters of the sea for minerals. He has catalogued and systematized and investigated the flora and the fauna in the oceans, on the land, and in the air. He has amassed tremendous amounts of knowledge concerning God s handiwork, with its multitudinous marvels and awful wonders.
Great scientists are often atheists.
Those who see Him in His achievements have met Him elsewhere first. They have learned to know Him through His written revelation. Alas, men s minds are feebler than the faculties of sensation. Since their knowledge of God in creation, which displays His imperceptible power and divinity, does not lead them to glorify Him or thank Him, their reasonings are vain and their heart is not intelligent. Alleging themselves to be wise, they are made stupid.