Isaiah 4-5, Psalm 115-116, Jude
Psalm 115:2-7
Why do the nations say,
“Where is their God?”3 Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever pleases him.4 But their idols are silver and gold,
made by the hands of men.5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes, but they cannot see;6 they have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but they cannot smell;7 they have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but they cannot walk;
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
In the contest of rationality, what wins? The one who believes in a God who cannot be seen, but can be ascribed unlimited powers? Or the one who believes in a God made of stone or wood or gold, who cannot be ascribed any powers by any rational means?
Maybe that’s not quite how it works. Do people with idols believe that the god itself actually is the object of wood or stone, or that the object is just a representation of the god?