There are few things in life as important and wonderful, and yet perhaps also as misunderstood and under-appreciated, as is the human ability to reason. Without this ability of higher thought, we would be no better than animals – simple creatures surviving on little more than instinct and immediate sensory input. Without it there would be no civilization, no finely-crafted symphonies, no literary marvels, no architectural wonders, no philosophy and no appreciation for things beautiful.

We possess this wondrous ability because humanity was created in the image of the Living God, Who reaso...