RE: God and the dilemma with unfalsifiability
August 25, 2017 at 3:06 pm
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2017 at 3:17 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(August 25, 2017 at 8:46 am)ignoramus Wrote: Theists, are you comfortable knowing that the thing you worship will never reveal himself to you?
He will never help you when you are ill. He will never be your wingman in battle. Never protect you from harm.
It is hard when I'm going through tough times to not physically feel God's presence or care. It is hard when I ask God for something and I don't get what I ask for. I'm not going to lie, it IS hard, and I don't believe people who pretend as though this isn't difficult. But ultimately I just have to remember that He is so much bigger than me and bigger than everything I know in my life. Things may not make sense now, and that is expected because I can't see the big picture. But in the entirety of the big picture, beyond my own little life, I have to trust that things will ultimately make sense.
As for the "revealing" part, God has revealed Himself to me before, in a way. (And I fully believe that He will do so in the next life.) So no, that part doesn't really bother me personally because of what happened, but otherwise it would. I am very lucky for that.
(Eta)
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
