"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by
the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but
became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they
became fools..." (Rom. 1:20-22)
The story is told of an experiment involving a young chimpanzee who always tried to slip out of
his cage when the door was opened. Some atheistic scientists, who were working hard in trying to
discover the origin of man, thought this young chimp was very intelligent, and was a good
specimen to teach communication skills. For fourteen years, project directors labored diligently
and patiently with this chimpanzee, providing things in its cage to enable it to form certain
syllables. Finally, the day arrived when it seemed that the chimpanzee was actually going to
construct a sentence from the symbols it had been learning. Word went out, and other scientists
crowded into the room and gathered around the cage. At last, the first message from the world's
most pampered, most cared for, most patiently trained chimpanzee was about to come forth.
Millions of our tax dollars had been spent, and many, many years of patient labor had gone into
this project. The scientists could hardly contain themselves as they pressed around the cage. They
watched breathlessly as symbols were formed into words and into a sentence. The chimpanzee
said, "I want out!" (From Paul Harvey)
After this, the chimp soon forgot what he had learned and was never able to form another sentence. Thus, the scientists after all their efforts only learned what had been clearly demonstrated in the first place and, similarly, God's creation forever substantiates His eternal power and Godhead.