(November 18, 2017 at 3:16 am)Hammy Wrote:(November 17, 2017 at 4:06 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: We can pray to Him. So, "talk to Him" in that sense. But obviously we don't hear back and can't have a back and forth conversation.
I'm hardly surprised that you don't hear back.
I can't understand how theists can notice that God's presence is completely indistinguishable from his absence and yet they still believe.
I find it very interesting that believers can't tell the difference between the voice of their god and their own conscious internal monologue. Where does one end and the other begin? Do they think that everyone else who worships a different god or who is an atheist don't also have an internal monologue?
Converts are particularly interesting in this regard because they can compare before and after and see that there was no difference, yet at some point part of their internal monologue becomes their god's voice.
Could a simpler explanation be that believing your god is talking to you and guiding you gives you more confident in the decisions that you make?
