(February 17, 2018 at 12:30 am)Banned Wrote:(February 16, 2018 at 11:50 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Yeah, that's one of the thing that gets me about Christianity.
"God doesn't reveal himself because he values free will, and doesn't want to impede it." Bwuh? How does revealing himself eliminate free will? There's ample proof that our planet is round, yet many people still believe it's flat. I fail to see why credible evidence for a god, any god, would magically eliminate free will, or why ancient myths and preachers are required at all.
How does revealing himself cause one to appreciate his character - which was assassinated by those who once lived in his presence?
The people who were saved out of Egyptian slavery, what did they do when God revealed himself - they ran and worshiped the golden calf.
God revealing himself would achieve nothing for the majority of sinners.
How long should a revelation last to be convincing anyway?
You don't comment on the wonder of the sun every hour do you?
Think of human nature.
And how does God revealing himself suddenly remove free will?
Who makes up this stuff?
I don't wonder at the sun, but at least I know it's there. It'd be nice if god, any god, could meet even that basic standard.