Psalm 14 presents a difficult conundrum. It clearly states that man is foolish for saying in his heart that there is no god. And it also states that no one searches for god. If this is the state of men, then he is doomed to be foolish and corrupt and without good. One might ask how it is that anyone has a relationship with God, if no one seeks him. To answer this question, we have to acknowledge one simple fact. The passage notes that no one seeks God, but it doesn’t note that nobody knows God. Clearly people know of God but they run from him. The first time we see this is in Eden. Here, directly after sinning, we see man hiding from God. Paul elaborates on this when he notes that we suppress the knowledge of God that we have. So how is it then possible to have a relationship with us at all? The answer is found in Genesis as well. Despite the fact that man doesn’t pursue God, God pursues man. How many responds to this pursuit dictates his experience with God. Mostly, as with Adam, man’s response requires law and sacrifices. Sometimes, as with Enoch or Abraham, it doesn’t. Either way, the relationship with God can be had, not because of man, but because of God. Those who disavow God have destroyed any chance of accepting this. Because of that, they truly are utter fools.