Why does God seem so conspicuous by his absence?

Question

netzizul: Is that your sly way of discrediting all non-believers then?

his glory is...: I see you've changed your name, aaginI say, is that your sly way of discrediting all non'vbelievers?

d_r_siva: Unfortunately whatever few benefits may or may not accrue from belief, religion still presents a false explanation of the world as fact...I object because religions push untruth.

Answer 1

Everything makes sense once you accept that no gods actually exist.

Answer 2

Many questions were asked in the ancient Hindu texts about
the nature of Parama Atama (infinite soul, or Almighty) and
Atma (soul). In the olden days, Gurus used to put these
questions to disciples to test their knowledge.

What is the constituent material of Almighty? All created
materials are subject to decay and annihilation, Almighty
is above the influence of decay and annihilation. He
is eternal.

Then is Almighty a void? In terms of material
characteristics, Almighty is void (Soonya).

Can this lead to the logic that Almighty is not there?
No. Almighty is there. He is consciousness, the infinite
consciousness. The Atma which is a finite piece of Almighty,
according to Advaita Vedanta - the personal consciousness.
Soul was created in the likeness of Infinite Soul.

Since Atma is only a minute piece of Almighty, is it
subjected to annihilation? No. Atma is also eternal.


"The percentage of atheists in the world is less
than 5%"

http://www.positiveatheism.org/india/s1990c48a.htm

"Atheists are all scientists" ?

http://www.non-religious.com/statistics.html

Religion is not a blind following. It is a sub-consciously driven
group ritual. It calms the 'collective unconscious' mind. The
religious culture brings unity and belongedness among the followers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious

" Are Atheists More Depressed than Religious People?

In recent years, the view that religious belief and
participation in religious acts of worship has a positive
effect upon the well-being of man..."

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php

"Is a Belief in God Beneficial? Or, What's an Atheist to Do?

1) Religious attendance is correlated with longevity.
2) Religious belief has been associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms.
3) Religious beliefs may help with addiction.
4) Religious attendance is correlated with lower blood pressure.

http://jewishatheist.blogspot.com/2006/01/is-belief-in-god-beneficial-or-whats.html

Answer 3

Star for you.........

God is not absent from me.

God exists in another manner from what I expect.

He is also at work everywhere and all the time without my knowledge. I don't need God to be present to accept his work. I wish to address something in your question that I think you should hear.

Why is a question that casts doubts upon all situations to which you apply it. If it is doubt you are seeking than it's doubt you will find. If God chooses to be absent from you, you are doing too many things God finds abominable.

Having said that, I wonder why you call yourself a "pastor"

Good luck to you anyway

Answer 4

Sin in their lives causes people to shy away from the knowledge of God.

edit:

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Answer 5

Unless God actually exists AND someone can actually read its mind, there is no possible way to know any "why" about said deity.

Answer 6

To believe God is absent is to believe you can exist alone.

Answer 7

the bible teaches;when you come to know him and seek him
he will be in your heart and he will be with you and even in you

if people abide by his word he'll be with them

Answer 8

how otherwise we criticise him so openly

Answer 9

how do you know that "it" (god) actualy exsists?