Can I be completely honest with myself and still be a Christian? - part II

...well if i can conclude that God is not obvious, then i have at least a few personal implications from this:

How can i be held accountable by a God that is not obvious?

I'm assuming here that "God" as well as carrying some implied all-powerfulness, carries also a responsibility for judgement (hopefully justice) and an ultimate intervention into the human condition.

If the very fact that his existence is indeed questionable (i.e. not obvious), then how can i be held accountable or responsible for the knowledge that He exists? I mean there may be some other way to find out about God, but if its not really obvious, should i be condemned for not discovering Him or pursuing a course of action that does discover Him?

And if He doesn't exist, then it is a waste of time pursuing a discovery of His existence (outside of other extra peripheral benefits such as self-discovery.)

...it would also be good to not get wrapped up into the religiousity of a faith with hopes of a life after death and judgement for all eternity of everything ever done right and wrong - all things that would have to be performed by some outside supreme Diety.

If He's not there (i'm avoiding the He/She/It thing for now if it's okay), then these grand-scheme events will never happen. ( yes, i'm throwing add-on attributes and events of a God not necessarily required, but hey, these things kind of go with the job of being Supreme Ruler.)

To reiterate:

God is not obivious. But, if He is there, then:
It would at least be harsh to hold myself accountable or to be held accountable by Him.

And, why be subtle or hidden? Why doesn't he just come out with it? Are we in some kind of dark planet scenario that's makes us incapable of seeing, hearing, (knowing?) God ala C.S. Lewis science fiction? Has he thrown us out of paradise ala "Garden of Eden" story? Is the hiddeness or subtleness a lack of my ability in nature? But by definition He would still have to be choosing to be "non-obvious" since by simply being God He could be making Himself known obviously to anyone or everyone at any given point in time!

God is not obivious. But, if He is NOT there, then:
The attempt to discover Him at best only produces side-effect benefits for myself or societal benefits for others. (He obviously won't be discovered if He does not exist. Right?)

And what a waste of effort and frustration to try and please some non-existing entity! The fabricated god that humans create in their minds is only a personal or societal reinforcer of norms and values. No actual entity that lives in the sky or on another planet or in another realm will ever judge us, rescue us, entreat us, hear us, or intervene into our ongoing history of people upon this planet. God is only a myth required perhaps by men to supplement their struggles for survival - justifying actions, keeping non-beneficial behaviors in check, and possibly satisfying mental and emotional needs for an ultimate parent figure. All these may be good things and good reasons to pretend or convince ourselves that there is a god, but of course it does not make it so. (I don't think.)

And finally (for now),

God is not obvious. And unless He/She/It (we're back) changes this non-obviousness, then wherever we fall on this issue, WE MIGHT BE WRONG.

You get that? Hey believer! Hey non-believer! Atheist! Non-atheist! You and i might be wrong!

You may think there is, but maybe there isn't a God.

You may think there isn't, but maybe there is a God.

...hmmmmm.

(can i buy into this much at least? i think so.)