The [[Bible]] indicates that atheists are morally depraved. The psalmist [[David]] declared:
"[[The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."|The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God]].' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." — [[Psalms]] 14:1 ([[King James Bible|KJV]]). The prophet [[Jeremiah]] wrote: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" - Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV)
[[Francis Thompson]] wrote: "Maybe the atheist cannot find [[God]] for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman."