Hidden God theory

[Simon Moon]

What's the difference between a hidden god and a nonexistent one? Nothing.

I had a long dialog with one of our resident Christians here, on another thread, where I posed this to him after he claimed that his god was hidden.

Interesting enough, that ended the discussion. He made no response to my question and wished me well in my 'search'.

[Angrboda]

"To believe is to suffer."
Antonius Block
The Seventh Seal

[ziyadalvi]

My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent. The contrast of opposite makes things visible. Since God has no opposite, he is hidden." It does'nt however, prove the existance of god, but rather gives a pont to ponder upon. What are your comments on it
P.S This is my first ever thread, I am new

Firstly...Hi!

Tell your friend the opposite of God is truth. Since truth can be evidenced empirically, it follows god is no longer hidden, but indeed exposed to be...nothing.

See? It isn't just religious types who can spout gibberish, anyone can!

Thankyou. I liked what you said. If you see closely he also contradicted his beliefs when he said "The contrast of opposite makes things visible." This cleary shows how Hell or Heaven might have not been the places people think they are.

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My firend quoted "Sufferings exist to make the happiness prominent.

Then how does your friend explain heaven?

It seems this alleged god is quite capable of creating prominent happiness without suffering.

I asked the same thing, he went out babbling some metaphysical stuff, and everyone took his side, Only thing I understood that day was that you can just make any religious person do anything by saying some comfusing religious stuff!