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Materialism is defined as a doctrine that states nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications. When we get down to root of the issue, we find that the bad science of the Darwinists results from false philosophy of naturalism or materialism at the foundation of their worldview.

Why is materialism false? Here are five reasons why materialism is not reasonable:

1. There is a message resident in life, technically referred to as specified complexity, that cannot be explained materially. This message cannot be explained by non-intelligent natural laws any more than the message in a book can be explained by the non-intelligent laws of ink and paper.
2. Human thoughts and theories are not comprised of only materials. Chemicals are certainly involved in the human thought process, but they cannot explain all human thoughts. The theory of materialism is not made of molecules. Likewise someone’s thoughts, whether it be love or anger, are not chemicals. How much does love and hate weigh? What is the chemical composition of both of them? These are absurd questions because thoughts, emotions, and convictions are not completely materially based. Since they are not completely materially based, then materialism is false.
3. If life were nothing more than materials, then we would be able to take all the materials of life and make a living being. But the truth is we cannot. There is clearly something beyond the materials of life. What materialist can explain why one body is alive and another body is dead? Both contain the same chemicals. What combination of materials can amount to consciousness?
4. If materialism is true, then everyone in human history who has ever had any kind of spiritual experience has been completely mistaken. While this is possible, given the vast number of spiritual experiences, it does not seem likely. It is difficult to believe that every spiritual leader and thinker in the history of humanity– including some of the most scientific, rational, and brilliant minds ever- have all been completely wrong about their spiritual experience. This includes Abraham, Moses, Issac Newton, and Jesus Christ himself. If just one spiritual experience in the entire history of the world is true, then materialism is false.
5. Finally, if materialism is true, then reason itself is improbable. For if the mental processes are nothing but chemical reactions in the brain, then there is no reason to believe that anything is true. Chemicals do not evaluate whether or not a statement is true. Chemicals do not reason; they react.

This is supremely ironic because Darwinists – who claim to champion reason and truth – have made truth and reason impossible by their theory of materialism. So even when Darwinists are right about something, their worldview gives us no reason to believe them – because reason itself is impossible in a world governed only by chemical and physical forces.

Personal Reflection:
How do you find the right box top to the puzzle of life?