A good friend of mine talked me into going hunting a while back. After proper preparation, we went to the chosen spot and then waited ... and waited. It was quite interesting, because I became convinced that the deer population in Indiana at that time was virtually nil. We didn't see deer. That's a bit of a setback when you are patiently waiting for them. Something struck me, though, as we waded through brush and thorns. We saw around us all kinds of evidence for deer --bedding, crushed bushes, droppings, rubbed trees, etc. But we never saw the deer.

I thought about that. Would it not have been somewhat foolish to deny the existence of deer because we didn’t see the actual deer? We might have tried to make such an argument, but anyone could have refuted it by pointing to the evidence. There was plenty of it. There were deer there; of that there could be no doubt. They were just smart enough not to be seen.

Well, you know where I'm going with this. How many people look around and witness the evidence for a Creator, only to deny that there is a Creator? People look at all of the signs of intelligence, the order, the design of life and creatures, and then foolishly say, "There is no God" (see Psalm 14:1). Might as well deny that there are deer in Indiana.

Ask someone the question, "Can you recognize design and intelligence?" Most likely they'll say, "Of Course." For example, when you look at a computer or a watch, can you tell that there was intelligence and design involved in its creation? Do you recognize when something was made by an intelligent person? Now look at the world, the universe, and all of the natural elements which surround us. These things dwarf our computers and watches. We can’t hardly figure out how and why everything works as it does. There is no God? His "fingerprints" are everywhere. If we can recognize intelligence, then we can't really miss it. There is no such beast as Dawkins' "Blind Watchmaker." That takes a bit of faith to accept.

But people do miss it, and I'm convinced that "missing it" is not based upon intellectual reasons. And I believe Paul was convinced of that, also (cf. Rom. 1).