Arguing Against Only Proves the Point

"The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue [is] from the LORD.” (Pr 16:1 AV)

Solomon is not saying that everything we verbalize is perfectly guided by the LORD.  We know this is not true.  That would make God the Father of lies.  Rather, what Solomon is sharing is that the ability to reason, form an argument, and debate one’s point of view only comes by the Creator who gives life and the ability to reason.  This is ironic since the philosopher who prides himself on deep thoughts designed to disprove a Creator is, by the skill to form an argument, proving His existence.  Information comes from an outward source.  A computer is a simply block of metal unable to do much unless a programmer installs information and instructions.  The same is true with the human mind.  It was created with basic instructions and knowledge.  The child in vitro does not install humanity by himself.  It comes from a source outside of itself and also greater than Self.  Whether Solomon meant to imply the metaphysical argument into this verse or not, it cannot be avoided.  By trying to disprove God, absolute truth, etc., one is actually proving it.

Reason was never given by the Creator to replace faith.  Reason will eventually end with the fatal necessity to exercise faith.  Why?  Because of the nature of information.  Information is infinite.  Information must start with a self-evident fact.  Think of mathematics.  The absolute fact of ‘one’ is self-evident.  It does not exist as a result of something else.  One is one.  When one is added to one, then there are two.  When one is subtracted from one, there is zero.  If you play with the numbers by adding or subtracting, then the possibilities become infinite.  Pi is a great example.  Mathematicians will tell you that Pi is an infinite number.  How that there be such a thing?  Information is not information unless it has a repository.  There must be a way to express, store, and work with information or information does not exist.  If there must be a repository for information, and information is infinite, then the repository for infinite information must also be infinite.  Can we produce this infinite repository?  Can we quantify the infinite?  We accept it by faith.  Reason ends with the acceptance of something we cannot prove with normal and physical methods.  Thus, God exists, and we accept Him by faith.

The philosopher will struggle to produce evidence that God does not exist.  He uses the inability to understand as proof of God’s non-existence.  For example, if God exists then why all the evil?  The intelligence of fallen man tries to corner God into his definition of what God must be or how He must act.  When this fails, he declares God does not exist.  Why?  Because he cannot understand why a God of love would allow all the evil.  It is ironic.  He will use the inability to know as evidence of God’s non-existence, but refuses to acknowledge the existence of God by the same standard.  And infinite cannot be proven by a finite being.  He must be accepted by faith.  The ability to reason, form an argument, and debate is not proof of God’s non-existence.  Rather, it proves that He lives!