Romans 1:23
and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man–and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
People who reject God tend to exchange Him for something else. He is perfect and never fails or diminishes in any way. Yet, what ever we exchange Him for always fails or diminishes over time. Trading God for anything or everything is always a net loss.
Throughout history, from primitive to modern times, people who reject God present themselves as the wise ones. Their supposed wisdom is usually focused on man or nature. Today, many people who reject God focus on humanism or environmentalism. Humanism is exchanging God for man and environmentalism is exchanging Him for birds, animals, and creeping things.
