is that if there really is a god, it will know how to reveal itself convincingly to anyone.
If believers are correct, then it has done exactly that - but only to a select few people. Therefore that means, again if we accept their claims, that there is no universal prohibition ("free will!"
preventing it from doing so for everyone. Any truly benevolent god should treat all sentient beings equally.
So why doesn't it? It could, and in doing so would eliminate huge amounts of violence and conflict in the world. But it doesn't, so we are forced to conclude, again if the believers are correct, that it deliberately withholds information that WOULD help people, and prevent much unnecessary pain and sorrow, for no good reason.
Their god is then a sadistic asshole. Which would explain why so many of its followers - even some on DU - are simply emulating it.
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