“If God wants something from me, he would tell me. He wouldn't leave someone else to do this, as if an infinite being were short on time. And he would certainly not leave fallible, sinful humans to deliver an endless plethora of confused and contradictory messages. God would deliver the message himself, directly, to each and every one of us, and with such clarity as the most brilliant being in the universe could accomplish. We would all hear him out and shout "Eureka!" So obvious and well-demonstrated would his message be. It would be spoken to each of us in exactly those terms we would understand. And we would all agree on what that message was.” NeedsUnderstandingAtheismLogicClarityHistorianBrillianceWantsMessageFallibilityAtheist ArgumentSilent GodArgument From God S SilenceInternet InfidelsRichard Carrier Book:Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith Source: Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith
“William looked up... through his tears... past the catwalk and lights... past the sky... through the dark and clouds and stars and into the void where he once knew God existed, then turned himself outside-in, alone, and asked, 'Why?” PrayerStageTheaterObsessionSilent God Book:The Brandywine Prophet Source: The Brandywine Prophet