Chapter 12 Breaking News Atoms Can't Think, But
You Can Ladies and gentlemen, atheistic science
says we're faced with the strangest contradiction
of all. Atheists tell us that we are nothing
but atoms and neurons, yet they want us to engage
in rational debate, moral reasoning, and philosophical
reflection. That raises an important question.
Since when have atoms been able to identify concepts
like atheism, morality, truth, and justice? Because
if all we are is matter, then where did concepts
like justice, love, and logic come from? How
can unthinking atoms engage in rational discussion?
How do neurons firing in a brain explain consciousness,
self -awareness, and free will? Atheism tells
us that we're just biological machines, but the
moment an atheist argues for truth, morality,
or rationality, they prove themselves wrong.
One atoms don't think so. Where does thought
come from? If we are just bags of randomly evolved
chemicals, how did we get from mindless particles
to rational beings capable of abstract reasoning?
Genesis chapter 1, verse 27. So God created man
in his own image. In the image of God, he created
him. Male and female, he created them. Only the
biblical worldview explains why human beings
think logically because we are made in the image
of a rational God. Use language and communication
because God speaks and has given us language.
Understand truth because God is truth and has
revealed himself to us. If atheism were true,
our thoughts would be nothing but chemical reactions
in the brain. Meaning, there is no right or wrong
reasoning, just neurons firing differently in
different brains. There is no absolute truth,
just evolutionary survival strategies. There
is no meaning in words, just sound waves bouncing
around in the air. But here's the problem. Atheists
use logic, truth, and reason to argue that God
doesn't exist. The moment they expect their arguments
to be true, they prove that absolute truth exists.
The moment they assume logic is valid, they acknowledge
that laws of logic are real. But neither truth
nor logic can come from random, unguided material
forces. Colossians 2 .3 In Christ are hidden
all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Knowledge
and rationality exist because God exists. Apart
from him, we couldn't know anything at all. Two,
atoms don't define morality. So why do we know
right from wrong? If atheism is true, then morality
is just a human invention. In that case, murder
isn't really wrong, it's just unpopular. Justice
is meaningless, it's just social conditioning.
Helping the weak is foolish because evolution
favors the strong. Atheists say, Morality evolved
because it helped humans survive. But this is
nonsense. Why do people sacrifice their lives
for others, even when it reduces their survival
chances? Why do we feel guilt over things no
one else knows about? Why do cultures around
the world share the same basic moral laws? Because
morality isn't a social construct. It was given
by God. Romans 2, verse 15. They show that the
work of the law is written on their hearts, while
their conscience also bears witness. Morality
exists because God exists. Right and wrong are
real because they are grounded in the character
of a holy God. If morality were just atoms bouncing
around, there would be no reason to say murder
is evil, lying is wrong, or justice is good.
but because we are made in god's image we all
have an innate sense of justice and righteousness
micah chapter six verse eight he has told you
o man what is good and what does the lord require
of you but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your god Reject God and
you reject morality. But keep using moral arguments
and you prove that morality must be grounded
in something beyond evolution, something eternal,
unchanging, and absolute. 3. Atoms don't speak.
So where did language come from? Think about
this. How do different languages exist if we're
just evolved brains? Why do different languages
have words that mean the same thing? How do mere
sound waves convey deep meaning, emotions, and
complex ideas? Language isn't just grunts and
sounds. It's built on rules, structure, and meaning,
all things that cannot come from unguided evolution.
Genesis chapter 11, verse 9. Therefore its name
was called Babel, because there the Lord confused
the language of all the earth. Language was given
by God. It was meant for relationship. communication,
and worship. Atheism cannot explain why words
have meaning and why human beings can express
abstract ideas like love, justice, and truth.
John chapter 1, verse 1. In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. Jesus himself is called the Word
because ultimate meaning and communication are
found in God alone. Without him, Language is
just random noise, for atoms don't love. So why
do we? If atheism were true, love would be nothing
more than a chemical reaction for survival. But
we all know love is far more than that. 1 John
4, verse 8 Anyone who does not love does not
know God, because God is love. Love is in just
biology. Love is a reflection of the God who
made us. We were created for relationships because
God is relational. In an atheistic world, love
is just brain chemicals. But in the real world,
love is the very nature of God. If love were
just a survival instinct, then sacrificial love
wouldn't make sense. But because we are made
in the image of God, we know that love is real.
powerful, and eternal. The only worldview that
makes sense. Atheism collapses under its own
weight. It borrows morality, logic, truth, and
meaning from the biblical worldview, while denying
the God who makes those things possible. Only
the Bible explains why we think, because God
made us rational. Why we know morality is real,
because God is holy. Why we use language, because
God communicates with us. Why we love. Because
God is love. Proverbs 1, verse 7. The fear of
the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Fools
despise wisdom and instruction. Atheists can
only argue against God by using the very things
He created. But without Him, nothing makes sense.
The next step. The foundation of all reality.
If God alone makes sense of everything, then
who is this God? The answer isn't just God exists.
The answer is the triune God of the Bible Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. The reason reality is both
one and many, both logical and relational, is
because God is triune. The Father is not the
Son. The Son is not the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit is not the Father. Yet, they are one in
being and three in person. And this is why all
reality is built on both unity and diversity.
Because the Trinity is the foundation of all
things. Colossians 1 .17 And He is before all
things, and in Him all things hold together.
Now let's look deeper into the triune God, the
only foundation for truth, reason, morality,
and existence itself.