Beeke and Smalley on Secular Atheism

Beeke and Smalley write,

What may be obvious in many cultures bears repeating in the face of American secular presumption: naturalism, the belief that nothing exists beyond the physical universe, is a patent lie. Bavinck said, "All human beings by nature recognize the supernatural. Naturalism, like atheism, is an invention of philosophy but has no support in human nature." Belief in God and religion are the most natural phenomena in all the world, and the most strenuous efforts by modern governments and educational systems to eradicate them have failed.

Beeke, Joel and Paul Smalley. Reformed Systematic Theology. vol. 1. Revelation and God. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2019, pg. 205-6.