He has told us true things about the cosmos and history. Thus, we are not adrift. If a person were to find a mutilated manuscript that only retained a fraction of its original printed matter, that person would recognize that there was a story, however unintelligible, in the book. When the individual found the missing pages and inserted them in their proper place, he could then comprehend and enjoy the story. The missing pages represent the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
Rationalism is incapable of explaining the torn pages.
The biblical message is truth . We should not forget that this was what the founders of modern science built upon. It means the acceptance of Christ as Saviour and Lord, and it means living under God's revelation. Here there are morals, values, and meaning, including meaning for people, which are not just a result of statistical averages. Schaeffer acknowledges the existence of a ditch that is very precarious for non-believers.