Rational AKD Wrote:Why doesn't God do miracles today? because God doesn't aspire to convince everyone of his existence. you may think that to be his goal but it's not. if he performed mass miracles seen by many, everyone would most definitely have to acknowledge his existence. but then that will invoke a response of fear from everyone. they could not live freely by choosing to obey and disobey God. they would be worried of provoking God's wrath at any given moment. and those who aspire to follow him will do so by their own purposes, and no one will truly follow God for love which is what he desires from us. if God were to demonstrate his power to everyone, it would only invoke fear within everyone and not instill love. creating this fear would in turn create selfishness inspiring people to save themselves instead of loving God. it would be counter productive to his goal.
PS, this isn't my best argument.
And as you and I have discussed, a great way to debunk this is to read the Bible itself; Lucifer and A&E knew of God's existence, yet they failed to do everything you say they should have done as people who *knew* of God's existence.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
