Delusion And Its Antidote

Disease: Delusion (痴)
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. (Proverbs 14:12 ESV)

Antidote: Wisdom (慧)
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5 ESV)

The problem is, those who are deluded, refused to ask God. Instead, they asked, "If the universe is created by God, who created God?" What shall we say to these deluded people? We can tell them Buddha's parable of the poisoned arrow.

"If you were shot by a poison arrow, and a doctor was summoned to extract it, what would you do? Would you ask such questions as who shot the arrow, from which tribe did he come, who made the arrow, who made the poison, etc., or would you have the doctor immediately pull out the arrow?"
"Of course," replied the man, "I would have the arrow pulled out as quickly as possible." The Buddha concluded, "That is wise, for the task before us is the solving of life's problems; until the problems are solved, these questions are of secondary importance." (Majjhima-nikaya, Sutta 63)
就好比有人身中毒箭，很痛苦，他的親人憐憫他，想為他解除中毒箭之苦，為他請來專門治療箭傷的醫生。然而他卻想：箭不可拔，應先知道射箭的人，姓什麼？名什麼？是長得高、矮、胖、瘦？膚色如何？又是哪一族人？住在哪個方向？所用的弓、弓扎、弓弦、箭桿、箭纏、箭羽、箭頭的材質、顏色？製造箭頭的人，姓什麼？名什麼？他的長相與身份又是如何？結果，「彼人竟不得知，於其中間，而命終也。」中阿含經《箭喻經》

To these deluded on their way to death we say:
"Before you receive the answers to your questions about about God, you would be dead. Ask God for wisdom. Clear your delusion and you will know God."