I’m not deluded. In fact, I am very much aware of my intellectual limitations which is why I would never try to join Mensa. Having said that there was a time when I thought I was ‘clever’ enough to undermine the ‘so-called’ evidence for Christianity as the members of the church youth group I was attending will remember only too well. But I failed – miserably - and as a result ended up a believer.

This might explain why I was attracted by a headline that read, ‘Genius with highest IQ in the world embraces Christianity’. The report made for fascinating reading, telling as it does, the story of Young Hoon Kim, the man who has been officially recognised as having the world’s highest IQ.

Kim is no shrinking violet. Known globally for his intelligence and achievements in science and technology it seems that the company he founded has received recognition from the South Korean government for its innovative work in neuroscience and healthcare. In addition to this he has founded the United Sigma Intelligence Association, a global organisation for the world’s most gifted minds. He has also established the Intellectual Hall of Fame to which people such as Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett belong.

Kim, who believes Jesus is God clearly wants others to put their faith in God and is keen to show that science and faith are not in conflict but partners in the search for ultimate truth.

Now I have no idea if Kim has ever met Professor John Lennox, but they seem to have so much in common. Lennox is no intellectual pygmy either. He is Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and an internationally renowned speaker and author who focuses on the intricate relationship between science, philosophy and religion. He doesn’t think science has consigned faith to the grave either. As he sees it, To the majority of those who have reflected deeply and written about the origin and nature of the universe, it has seemed that it points beyond itself to a source which is non-physical and of great intelligence and power.” (John C. Lennox, God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?)

If I understand Professor Lennox correctly, he appears to have rejected atheism for two good reasons. Firstly, because he believes Christianity is true and secondly because he is persuaded that science and atheism do not mix! Now that really is a fascinating observation and can understand his reasoning. Even my tiny brain can see that it takes more faith to argue that ‘nothing gave birth to everything’ than to believe there is God who created everything out of nothing! I’m not first to think like this either. The Psalmist did although he put it a little more bluntly that I would. As far as he is concerned ‘Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”