Why Do Some Scientists Deny a Creator? The Hidden Psychology Behind Atheism and the Illusion of Chance

What causes intelligent, educated people cling so stubbornly to unproven theories claiming that the world and life emerged by random chance? How can it be that despite the breathtaking complexity of creation, some scientists and physicians refuse to believe in the existence of a Creator?

Even with all the technological and scientific advances of our age, no person has ever succeeded in creating a single living cell from non-living matter. The most advanced experiments attempting to “produce life” have always relied on using existing living bacteria as a foundation — never from scratch.

And yet, what science itself cannot reproduce intentionally in a controlled laboratory setting, some scientists insist arose accidentally, through random events in nature.

The Atheist Narrative: “Life Created Itself”

Atheist schools of thought claim that “life created itself by chance.” They then proceed to build elaborate theories to justify that assumption — none of which have ever been conclusively proven.

Why do otherwise rational people hold onto this idea with such emotional conviction? What drives them to defend it so fiercely, while refusing to even consider the possibility that the universe may, in fact, have a purposeful Creator? Is it sheer devotion to science, or could something deeper be at play?

Aldous Huxley’s Confession: The Desire for Freedom from Morality

The answer to this question was articulated powerfully by Aldous Huxley, the British author and philosopher, best known for Brave New World. Huxley was an outspoken evolutionist and atheist, the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley — nicknamed “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his zealous defense of evolution, and the brother of Julian Huxley, a biologist who received the Darwin Medal.

Near the end of his life, Aldous Huxley wrote a remarkable essay titled “Confession of a Professional Atheist”, where he openly admitted the true motives behind his disbelief: “I had motives for not wanting the world to have meaning; consequently, I assumed that it had none, and was able without difficulty to find satisfying reasons for this assumption. The philosopher who finds no meaning in the world is not concerned exclusively with a problem in pure metaphysics; he is also concerned to prove that there is no valid reason why he personally should not do as he wants... For me, and no doubt for most of my contemporaries, the philosophy of meaninglessness was essentially an instrument of liberation — from a certain system of morality. We objected to the morality because it interfered with our sexual freedom and our pursuit of political power.” (Aldous Huxley, Ends and Means, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937, p. 270)

Huxley’s honesty is striking. His atheism wasn’t purely intellectual, but it was psychological and moral. It was about freedom from accountability, not a quest for truth.

The Torah’s Insight: “A Bribe Blinds the Eyes of the Wise”

This exact principle was written in the Torah thousands of years earlier: “A bribe blinds the eyes of the wise.” (Devarim 16:19)

Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman in his Essay on Faith, explains: “The foundations of faith are simple and self-evident to any person — 
provided he is not biased by the desires of this world. That is why the Torah warns, ‘Do not stray after your heart’ — referring to heresy. A person is commanded to subdue and discipline his desires so that his intellect remains free from the pull of passion.
Then he will inevitably recognize the truth that God created the world. The commandment to believe means not allowing one’s desires to overpower one’s intellect, and thus faith will come naturally.” (Collected Essays, Essay on Faith)

The Deeper Law of the Human Mind

The Torah and psychology both reveal that the inner will shapes the intellect.

A person’s desires influence how they think and what they are willing to accept as true. When someone’s inner will craves total independence — freedom from moral restraint, their mind will subconsciously find reasons to deny the existence of a Creator.

Therefore, only when a person becomes free from the control of their desires can their intellect truly see reality as it is.

Faith, then, is not blind belief, but the result of clarity, reached when one’s mind is no longer distorted by inner bias.