Why does God not talk to us?

[Mox]

Yes. Athlete's Foot. It's like punishment for inventing shoes, right? I'm asking for a friend.

Just checked with the Big Guy, and no, apparently it's just that dermatophytes have every right to exist too.

I said ''What even parasitical foot infections?''
He said ''ESPECIALLY parasitical foot infections!''

So tetchy.

 

[Sir Doom]

Inorite?

 

[sojourner]

Just checked with the Big Guy, and no, apparently it's just that dermatophytes have every right to exist too.

I said ''What even parasitical foot infections?''
He said ''ESPECIALLY parasitical foot infections!''

So tetchy.

Weren’t they one of the groups the Hebrews fought in the Promised Land? Like the Perrizites?

 

[David T]

Reminds of the scene in Jim Carrey’s Grinch movie, where he’s trying desperately to drown out the Christmas carols...

LOL OMG that's actually NORMAL. I am guilty at times anyone else wanna admit it!

I usually either walk outside take a deep breath look at a tree and realize it does not care!!!! Or my disabled daughter who can't talk. Being smart, or average smart has its major blind spots. Heck read the posts here!.

 

[stvdv]

Why does God not talk to us?
Better question is:
Why do humans not listen to God?

If it were that simple, there would be only one religion rather than umpteen kazillion of them.

It is that simple, but agreed "it is not easy to listen and hear the voice"
We need to stop the outer mouth chatter and use the inner ear to listen

Agreed that when done and accoumplished there is:
mouth: 1 language, the language of the heart
ears: 1 religion the religion of Love

All makes sense:
We were born with 1 mouth [chatter less]
We were born with 2 ears [listen more]

 

[lewisnotmiller]

To the OP. It does indeed appear that in the past, god was willing to talk to anyone--literally.

And often. All the time, it seems.

More: Not only did god speak to just anyone, there were Vast and Amazing and Stupendous even Feats Of Godly Doings too.

From massively large pillars of fire, to talking-burning shrubbery, to floods, ocean-partings, sticks-into-snakes, trumpet-born wall smashings, to dead coming back to life, to the literal sun being halted in the sky so that God's Warriars could complete the Godly Slaughter of yet another tribe who's "crime" was being in the way!

It. Was. Glorious! Epic! Amazing! Incredible! Un-believeable!

Fast-forward to the invention of modern measuring tools.... like cameras, and micrometers, and tape recorders and modern skeptical thinking...

... Suddenly! God quit speaking to ordinary folk. God quit doing Fantastic Things. God quit Striking People Dead Right There With Lightning.

None of that.

Was it the Lightning Rods? Was it the Questions asking for proof of these Godly Claims? Was it the 100% lack of photographic or phonographic evidence?

Was it the ability to calculate how *much* water you'd actually need, to flood the entire planet? (this required a whole lot of previously unknown measurements: The size of the planet, the height of all the mountains, the maths to calculate the volume of partial spheres, and so on...)

The more Humans learned how to actually MEASURE STUFF? The more "silent" god's Stupendous! Amazing! Miraculous! seem to become.

Now, if God was All Of That? You'd think God would welcome this New Understanding... and become even MORE Stupendous than before! Utilizing the new Radio Waves, God could have literally spoken to every single adult on the planet at once!

Nope. Didn't happen. The more humans put the ruler to the world around themselves?

The more SILENT this ... "God" ... became.

How about THAT?

It seems that "god" is afraid of a little measurement! Oops!

Nah, he's just knackered.

(Err...does that translate from Aussie? Just mean he's super tired)

 

[George-ananda]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

Well, I'm a pantheist that believes the One consciousness is in all of us. If we still our noisy mind we can receive inspiration from a higher place.

 

[SomeRandom]

Personally id like a word with Anoya, the goddess of things that get stuck in drawers.

Personally I think I would like to buy Cloacina, the goddess of the sewers a drink (and hope she showers beforehand.) I mean, geez, what an absolute **** job.

 

[MonkeyFire]

Before you talk to God make sure your passive. Non-violence gives you the rite.

 

[Orbit]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

If he did, you'd get a diagnosis. Anyone saying they seriously hear God is going to be labelled psychotic.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

I would think nobody is home.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

If God was non existent, then I find the international proclaiming about God's kingdom of Daniel 2:44 would Not be being accomplished on such a vast international scale as it is being done today just as Jesus said it would be done at Matthew 24:14 and Acts of the Apostles 1:8.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

Is there anything anyone particularly wants to discuss with God?
I mean what would you want to bring up or ask?

I find it would be interesting to know the ' day ' spoken of at Matthew 24:36 when Jesus will take action.

 

[pik48]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

God has talked to us. It's called the Bible. And God has shown Himself in Jesus the Christ. The greatest gift is salvation and we would not know nothing of it unless scripture revealed it. He has talked, and in the last days He has shown Himself in His Son who if the visible image of the invisible God. Jesus spoke many times, and they listened. John 10. The sheep hear His voice. They follow Him because the know his voice. He speaks in the pages of scripture. He says take care how you listen. That means He speaks. He has spoken in many portions and many ways in the Old Testament. In the New He has spoken in one way and that Is Jesus the Christ who is the fulfillment of the Old. His once for all sacrifice is done for all who believe and repent and obey. For by grace you have been saved it is the gift of God and not of yourselves lest any one should boast. He has revealed Himself, spoken, and by grace, a gift from God, through faith you have been saved.

 

[atanu]

There's a clue in the question...God doesn't exist.

Who is saying that?

As per Hinduism, God is existence-consciousness.

 

[Bob the Unbeliever]

It’s amazing how God retreats further into the background the further the OT story progresses, until no one but prophets are speaking.

Indeed... except you misspelled "profits" there ...

 

[David T]

Yes. Athlete's Foot. It's like punishment for inventing shoes, right? I'm asking for a friend.

Sandals only really godly people wear sandals. Saint Francis went without shoes. Beach flip-flops probably are legal with God I haven' asked lately on shoes. God is very benevolent and easily changes with the times as required. as long as you send Joel osteen Minty money all is good with God.

 

[Altfish]

What if God is existence?

What if God isn't?

 

[SomeRandom]

If he did, you'd get a diagnosis. Anyone saying they seriously hear God is going to be labelled psychotic.

Maybe it's a good thing He keeps mum then. Course maybe the diagnosed people are all proof of God pulling pranks. It's what I'd do if I were God

 

[blü 2]

Why does God act as if he is non existent?

Why does the world go on as though God existed only in the imagination of individuals?