This helpful video raises a question about the origin of reason. My atheist friends, if I understand them correctly, insist that reason is ultimately the product of random events. So why should we believe their reasoning? A person can of course insist that the ‘machine’ we call reason is a product of random events. But surely that very insistence causes any results from the machine to be valueless when it comes to investigating the origins of life.

The theory of evolution is often described using the metaphor of a ladder. The ladder is held together by reasoning. But as we climb the ladder, we suddenly find that the thing thought was holding the construct together is in fact just the top rung of the ladder. A ladder which consists entirely of rungs cannot stand.

Another clear, explanatory video put across in a friendly way.

Well done, Dr. Lennox.

Robert Brown.

P.S. well done in the Dawkins debate (liked the bit about Dawkins’ wife).