Is God an absentee landlord?

Answer 1

God had to leave because if he didn't we'd remain as children, I think he might as well come back because humans are still children.

Answer 2

Deists would say so. In the end, no one knows.

EDIT:
I prefer voice_of_reason's characterization of a slumlord. You could say the world is like those s**tty houses near college campuses that landlords feel they can charge an arm and a leg for because the demand is high, and they feel they don't ever have to fix it up because the tenants will only be there for a short time.

Answer 3

Yes, but the religions have all the excuses. Imagine $3 Billion a year in donations for a concept that can't even be proven. What a bonanza.

Answer 4

2 Peter 3:

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Answer 5

"God! Where's my You-damned hot water?"

He's more like a landlord we invented in order to feel better about the property.

Answer 6

God is not absent from anything. He created you me and everything that exist. Your lord is above the 7 heavons sitting above his thrown.

Answer 7

Yeah, he would have to actually exist for half a second in order to do any maintenance or collect any rent from us.

Answer 8

absent yes, landlord only in your own imagination.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

I think he's basically an underachiever. (Woody Allen)