My family and I recently returned from a trip to London, England. We had a great time, found the British people to be wonderful hosts and managed to get our ten bags to and from the United States without any serious mishaps. One of our site trips was a day spent in Oxford, one of my favorite towns.

Something I noticed about Oxford that was a little bit disturbing was the popularity of Richard Dawkins’ book, “The God Delusion.” Dawkins is one of the primary professors at the Oxford School of Biology and is a secular humanist and atheist. This book was, of course, featured throughout the stores in Oxford. From a Christian point of view, “The God Delusion” is a disturbing book and, I believe, also has some serious logical flaws. Although I do not claim to be nearly as smart as Dr. Dawkins, I do believe that he subscribes more to scientism (a worship of science) rather than to strict logical thinking. The book’s premise draws upon evolution to disprove intelligent design. This philosophy is present throughout the book, but the most disconcerting aspect from a Christian standpoint is the popularity of a good number of academic books that are extremely antagonistic to Christian beliefs.

A recent book by Sam Harris, “The End of Faith, Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason,” is a letter to a Christian nation, and it has seen significant sales in the free world. I have noticed a fundamental theme throughout these books is a backlash against what is termed “fundamental Christianity.” It seems as if these books are particularly upset with the view of a small number of the Christian right who sincerely threaten these authors and what they believe is their right to free expression. The problem that none of these books answers is the question given to us in Isaiah 40:26: “Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”

The Bible answers questions that the atheist cannot, mainly who created all of these things. Think for a minute with me about that very simple question: “Who created all of these?” The fact that something has been created presupposes the Creator. There is nothing known in the universe that does not exist without a creator, and we know the Creator himself.