(April 17, 2015 at 10:21 am)nicanica123 Wrote: 1. Why would this almighty god be subjected to what a human demands as proof?
You're making the mistake of thinking this is about god: it isn't. It's about what it's reasonable for humans to believe based on the available evidence. God might not be under any obligation to provide evidence, but if he doesn't then it's certainly not rational to believe in him. This sort of petulant "why should god do what you say?" argumentation doesn't help anyone.
Quote:2. Does gods creation not make him apparent?
How did you determine it was a creation, especially if your god is too proud to give any evidence at all that he exists?
Quote:3. If god popped up one day to make himself readily known as existing, would all people serve him any way?
I wouldn't, but I'd at least acknowledge that he exists.
Quote:4. If gods purpose as I have been taught, is that one day the earth will be a paradise like state with no evil. Back to its original Eden conditions. Proving that Satan, Adam, and Eve were wrong to reject gods sovereignty and humans are not capable of ruling themselves... how would it serve his purpose if people worshipped him out of fear of him killing them rather than from their hearts?
I know the last one will get a lot of flack
If god doesn't want people worshiping him out of fear, he made a terrible mistake by instituting the concept of hell, and by historically brutally punishing anyone who disobeys him in any way. You can't be all "oh, god wants us to serve him honestly, not through fear," while describing a god who turned Lot's wife to salt for turning around when he didn't want her to. Those two claims do not gel.
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