Chapter 63

A very contemporary, false philosophical viewpoint propagated by the trendy, self-appointed intelligentsia in our society is that the more we discover the vastness of the universe and our small, seeming insignificance in proportion –this somehow strengthens and reinforces the idea that our entire existence is purely a naturalistic byproduct of mere chance. This philosophical viewpoint actually predates Darwinism, and seems to continue enjoyment in the limelight as the best argument against religious doctrine to date. (I will formally refute Darwinism in much greater detail later on in this book, as this should help any of my readers who falsely suppose belief in the creative forces of evolution enables a sophisticated brand of atheism)

Christian philosophers, poets, preachers, writers, and moralists have spoken about the wonder, awe, and vastness of the universe and our comparatively tiny spatial insignificance for thousands of years without even the slightest inclination that the facts about our smallness in any way conflicted with their theology. Why should we now eagerly seek to discard Christianity on the grounds that the universe is big and we are small? What is the source of this proliferation of aggressive ignorance?

If from the hugeness of the universe and the smallness of Earth we thus deduce and imagine Christianity is therefore false, in all fairness, we should then have some good idea of what the universe would look like if it were true. Any increase in our knowledge of nature or the universe can never alter the credibility of the philosophical doctrines that relate to Christianity one way or the other. We should never confuse ourselves that some kind of advance in science makes it harder to accept religious beliefs. The Christian faith has always presented itself as something outside of nature and as such, unscientific.

All possible knowledge depends on the validity and soundness of good reasoning, to some extent. You can make intellectual progress and grow if you remove or suppress the purely negative, emotionally restrictive sensations bellowing up inside you upon realization that you have harbored philosophical errors in judgment of this magnitude. At some point, you must seriously ponder whether your instinctive repugnance to such a confrontation with truthfulness is really rational, or whether it is merely emotional. I strongly suggest you place more emotional emphasis on the rational logic of faith, which is reasonably sound and intellectually superior to atheism on every conceivable level. Stretch yourself to grow beyond your present sphere of understanding.