Why can we not see God?

Question

the Creator of the universe must be Absolute and Unlimited. He encompasses the whole universe. He is Omnipresent and never absent from anywhere. With His Omnipresence, His visibility is not going to make us believe in Him or know Him. His visibility would be very destructive to us. Before we know Him with His Omnipresence, we would perish. His visibility would be blinding to every human being.

Suppose that the air (which exists only in a very limited space) is visible. It would have a color, and we would not be able to see anything but the air because it fills the atmosphere. Should this be the case, we would not be able to acquire our food or water, nor would we be able to find roads or shelters. If the visibility of the air which exists only in the atmosphere of our little planet would be so blinding and destructive, what would be the case of the visibility of the Creator who encompasses the universe? When we think of this, we realize how fortunate we are not to be able to see God, our Creator.

If the Almighty is Invisible, how can we be sure of His existence? How would an atheist believe in a God whom he cannot see?

In order to believe in something, you do not necessarily have to see it. You believe in electricity, yet you cannot see it. You believe in it only because you see its products such as light, heat, etc. If this is sufficient to make you a believer in the existence of electricity, the great universe should be sufficient to every human being to believe in the existence of its Creator.

Answer 1

Excellent question, in that it illustrates that if , as you say, the supreme being in the Universe is so exalted, above and in all, he surely deserves a colder, more intellectual respect than that which is currently given to him through the medium of religious practice - sordid oppression, joylessness, laughable dietary and sartorial fetishes, and the promotion of ignorance on a scale which is criminal.

Answer 2

I was hard pushed to think of a place where we cannot see God, because I do think God is in everything, God is all that is, was and will be.

Why some people cannot see God just is. Not everyone can recognise this, not everyone will accept it, and not everyone will believe it, but that does not mean God is not and it does not mean we must attack those who are unable to recognise God, God is Love not War.

We can see God - he is in everything we look at.

Not knowing what your interepretation of God is, it is difficult to answer your question accurately, after all many have their own interpretation of what God is, which may not be the same as your understanding of God.

God does not have a physical body that can be seen if that is what you are asking. An atheist does not know God nor is he willing to accept that God exists, no one can prove that God exists, no one can prove that God does not exist.

The reasons why some people believe and some do not are many and really the simple answer is you either know or you do not for whatever reason.

I would not stop loving my brother just because he was a non believer.

Peace brother

Answer 3

God's children were created in his image, so thus God's image is a man. Man has spoken with Him FACE to FACE. God has a physical body that is glorified and immortal, and He will never die. The elements that make up His Body are more pure and refined than the coarse elements of this universe which we can see, touch, and measure in a science lab. To see this GLORIOUS sight, then our vision must be glorified.... We must have more refined and pure spiritual vision in order to perceive pure, refined, perfect, glorified, immortal things or beings, such as God or his angels.

Answer 4

Sorry, but God as you correctly stated is omnipresent, so He is VISIBLE everywhere. He is present in every human being in a way or another. He is neither destructive nor blinding to humankind. He is not a God people should be afraid of (unless you have reasons to).
I have no reasons to be afraid of Him, are you?

Answer 5

Not true!

If we believe that God made man in His own image, then we may see the face of God in others. Our only problem is recognising it.

In essence the face of God is seen in the innocent smile of a newborn babe, in the look of joy when someone receives a good turn from another.

Don't fall for the trick of believing that God cannot be seen therefore He doesn't exist, or that He doesn't exist to be seen, or any other weird permutations of this flimsy premise.

God exists - fact
God has a face - fact

Humans don't always exercise faith - fact

Answer 6

God created man in his own image.I think that is enough for people to imagine how God looks like.Having said that i am absolutely delighted that nobody knows his colour of skin,where he originated from or how he started the construction of the earth.Scientist would written over a billion scripts about his colour e.t.c.We already had enough arguments relating to the birth of Jesus and his death

Answer 7

if i could only have 10 bucks for each genius know it all who answers this question with "he don't exist". gosh im glad they know everything so i dont have to think for myself.

even if i think there is no god, why not honor the fact there might be just in case i am wrong. why not respect that thought? oh, because they know it all already. what a bunch of schmucks.

we cant see god because he does not want us to see him. that is why he is god. all in due time we will know the truth. too bad all the know it alls only get one chance at life. there is a little something called faith they know nothing of. i cant see gravity either.

Answer 8

Because God is in everything. The air, sky, vast oceans, wind, nature, all around us. You cant see God but you witness God everyday in the hidden beauty of our world. People just have to search a little.

Answer 9

People, people!!! No disrespect intended. I admit that many of the questions from non-believers are intelligent and well thought out. These responses? I think you need to come up with a better answer than that. Does the inability to see something per force mean it does not exist? Does the air not exist because you can't see it? Does gravity not exist because you can't see it? Does the force of the moon on our tides not exist because we can't see it? Carbon dioxide exists. You can't see it but it can kill you, can't it?

To answer the question: Because God himself said no man can see him and live. You can't even look directly at one of his creations... the sun ... from this distance without protecting your eyes. Do you really think it's possible to look at God himself.

Answer 10

You see God all the time, all around you. If you're expecting God to look like a person walking down the street, then you're looking for the wrong thing. You have to really focus on the abstract miracle of existence to "witness" God.