[orgaelin]

Establishing your happiness according to God is a bit foolish, just like building your house on the sand.

I'm not saying material things are any better, as they're not much use to us when we die...

But I wouldn't set my happiness by a God who hasn't actually done anything for thousands of years. I mean, just where the hell is the old guy? He used to be an active god, blowing up cities, sending down angels and stuff... has he lost interest? Started a new project? Found some more worthy worshippers? Is he dead?!

The very least he could do is pop in and say hi. If he did, everyone would instantly start worshipping and realise he was real. He could just come on down and do something impressive that everyone could experience, and then people would believe. It wouldn't even be interfering with free will, because we could still choose not to believe.

But no. He would much rather we believe without proof, as that is much more of a boost to his ego.

Have you heard of the phrase used to describe people with a very reasonable sense of reality and decency:~ "Down to earth"? Maybe that's his problem? If the biblical god is real then I say he's a fool.