Here is another perspective of why "Atheists" don't know God exists from the perspective that God is knowable to humans.
It can be that "knowledge" is of various types, and our personality, experience, skill, play a role on what type we become good at.
For example, some people are very bad at math. They have a hard time grasping math. They don't do well in Calculus.
Some people have little to no insight to art. They don't understand it and don't perceive what the Artists tend to perceive. They can try as hard as they might, they simply won't be good at it.
It can be that, the "spiritual" aspect, is similar. The God concept maybe a sort of perception, that varies in humans in degrees, from very strong perception to none.
It can be that it takes "willing" power to chose what type of knowledge one is to rely on.
The problem with religion is as follows. Imagine you learned a subject not by understanding but simply by accepting authority.
For example, suppose you didn't understand evolution in details yourself, but you listened to the details from an authority figure, and you just parrot it yourself. This means your analytical knowledge function of the brain is not being used, by you are relying really on authority.
The same can be true of many people in religions. It can be even that most people who believe in religions believe in God due to simply their religion.
But others, may not, and may while believe in their religion, believe in God on the spiritual power sight of the mind/soul.
Case in point. Most people believe in objective morals. Many people however will throw away their objective moral sense and follow culture/religion/authority instead with regards to certain issues.
But some people have a strong moral sense that is correct in most issues and are not blindly following others.
Others are moral nihilist because they lack properly basic sight of objective morality.
Now the case of knowledge of God can be similar, some people have a strong art sense, some people don't.
Perhaps what drives this knowledge is the strength of attachment towards spirituality with God and pleasure in "remembering" God.
Perhaps people whom become artistic and develop a strong sense, do so because of their soul choosing early on to love art and want to be good at it. The formation of the mind then favors that talent.
But it can't be said, it's "all" about the passion. It maybe very well be some people just like some people are not good at math, are not that "good" at spiritual vision.
In this case, some people it will come easy. Some people will have to have a passion and struggle to make their spirit see. This might take meditations.
Others, like some people without an Art sense, may never really be able to see, no matter how much they try.
It can be that "knowledge" is of various types, and our personality, experience, skill, play a role on what type we become good at.
For example, some people are very bad at math. They have a hard time grasping math. They don't do well in Calculus.
Some people have little to no insight to art. They don't understand it and don't perceive what the Artists tend to perceive. They can try as hard as they might, they simply won't be good at it.
It can be that, the "spiritual" aspect, is similar. The God concept maybe a sort of perception, that varies in humans in degrees, from very strong perception to none.
It can be that it takes "willing" power to chose what type of knowledge one is to rely on.
The problem with religion is as follows. Imagine you learned a subject not by understanding but simply by accepting authority.
For example, suppose you didn't understand evolution in details yourself, but you listened to the details from an authority figure, and you just parrot it yourself. This means your analytical knowledge function of the brain is not being used, by you are relying really on authority.
The same can be true of many people in religions. It can be even that most people who believe in religions believe in God due to simply their religion.
But others, may not, and may while believe in their religion, believe in God on the spiritual power sight of the mind/soul.
Case in point. Most people believe in objective morals. Many people however will throw away their objective moral sense and follow culture/religion/authority instead with regards to certain issues.
But some people have a strong moral sense that is correct in most issues and are not blindly following others.
Others are moral nihilist because they lack properly basic sight of objective morality.
Now the case of knowledge of God can be similar, some people have a strong art sense, some people don't.
Perhaps what drives this knowledge is the strength of attachment towards spirituality with God and pleasure in "remembering" God.
Perhaps people whom become artistic and develop a strong sense, do so because of their soul choosing early on to love art and want to be good at it. The formation of the mind then favors that talent.
But it can't be said, it's "all" about the passion. It maybe very well be some people just like some people are not good at math, are not that "good" at spiritual vision.
In this case, some people it will come easy. Some people will have to have a passion and struggle to make their spirit see. This might take meditations.
Others, like some people without an Art sense, may never really be able to see, no matter how much they try.
