All Things Require Intelligence For Them To Be Established

Many people (including atheists) claim that there is no intelligence behind the construction of our universe. They suggest our universe came into being by chance. They of course cannot prove their claim – indicating that their claim is merely their belief. However, the principle that there is intelligence behind the establishment of all things, can be observed around us. This principle undermines the notion that things came into being without the direction of intelligence, and underscores the existence of God, and of scriptural accounts - indicating that there is in fact intelligence behind the establishment of all things.

Now in the sphere of operations of man, you cannot get a cup, battery, car, skyscraper, or space shuttle, without them being established by agents (man) with increasing amounts of intelligence. The same is true in the spheres of operations of animals and microorganisms. Now if we see this principle existent in various aspects of our world, it is reasonable to assume that the principle exists within all aspects of our world / universe – particularly in the absence of evidence suggesting otherwise. (E.g. if we see that 1 + 1 = 2 in various aspects of our world, and in the parts of our universe we are able to observe, it is reasonable to assume that 1 + 1 = 2 everywhere in our universe.)

If intelligence is required to establish all things, it follows that intelligences matching the description of God, established our universe – since only beings with the intelligence and power of God, could do such a thing. The above is extremely important, because it underscores the fundamental legitimacy of religious texts, that contend that our universe is ruled and run by myriad intelligences beyond our direct perception – just as there are countless microorganisms which interact with our bodies, we are directly unaware.

Therefore when people say it is irrational to believe in God and the claims of the Bible, you can point to the above and show that it is in fact rational to believe in God; and that these people’s contention that there is no God, is merely their belief, which does not hold up to reason.