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Originally Posted by boxcar
How do you know he doesn't exist? We both can't prove it, but only one group knows for sure that He does exist because of the kind of witness of himself he has given to his people. In addition to that, the kind of faith God's people have been given by him assures them of things hoped for and the certainty of things not seen (Heb 1:1). This is why a true Christian can never fall away. True Christians actually do have proof of God's existence but that proof is hidden from the world's eyes.
A very good analogy to this kind of proof are the 40 days that Christ spent with only his disciples after his resurrection. This is why the resurrection was THE life-changing event for his disciples (which consisted far more than just the 11) and why they were transformed into bold, courageous witnesses for Christ.
Conversely, no unbeliever saw the resurrected Christ during those 40 days.
Christ hid himself from the unbelieving world for the same reasons he spoke in parables during his ministry.
The best you can say is that you hope God doesn't exist; for you have no kind of proof that he doesn't.
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You have no real proof that God exists either...don't deceive yourself. Other religious founders have left behind plenty of devoted "witnesses" who exhibited a lot of "faith", but, strangely enough...you find such proof "unconvincing" when it comes from the 'other side'. You trust YOUR witnesses...but you laugh at the witnesses of the OTHER religions.
