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>Because (1) it may not manifest
has God manifested to you or someone else that you know?
>you might miss the sign.
god is all powerful all knowing, etc. if he wanted to make himself known he could make even the smallest sign seem like indisputable evidence of his existence if he wanted to, there's nothing beyond him.
>It probably won't take the form of Man and say "Look upon myne form, for I am God."
idk man, a disembodied voice or a feeling of warmth would be pretty nice....
>God doesn't owe you anything.
doesn't he love me infinitely? that has to count for something
>I don't know, for I am not God.
Only God has that answer.
what do you know about your god?
>Would you believe everything someone tells you?
yes if they can back up their claims
>Using that same logic, why aren't you a devout Christian after your first read through of the Bible?
doesn't back up its claims
>Perhaps because there's a point to doing the work yourself.
what does this even mean? what do you mean by work? whats the point of doing it yourself? you're saying perhaps, does that mean you are undecided?
>only you can look into yourself as well as you will ever be looked into.
I'm not asking for psychological counsel though, I'm asking about why we do be existin an shiet
>When you start learning how to ski, do you ask the Teacher to show you how to do the hardest tricks ever done? No, you start at the beginning, all we can do is lead you on the right direction.
I'd like the teacher to at least show me that they can do the hardest tricks so I know I'm not getting scammed or to entertain me
>The Truth is unexplainable, all we can aspire to do is get close to it.
you basically repeated the statement that I questioned you about
>You are a typical Fedora. If you don't leave your biases aside, how will you ever be in a position to learn?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult you, I'm just trying to be critical, trying being the keyword, I might not be successful but I'm trying. what are my biases and how do I fix them?
also
>I don't know, for I am not God. Only God has that answer.
>The Truth is unexplainable, all we can aspire to do is get close to it.
>faith is something peculiar, we'll never understand God's ways nor the Truth.
how do these differ from "GoD WoRKs in MySTeRiOus WAys."?