It would help, as it would provide a sufficient and rational basis for accepting this deity is real. As it stands now, the only way to accept such is on an insufficient and irrational basis, known as "faith".
Man’s objective is not to rationally realize God exist.
Having faith, expressing faith, and relying on faith are all humbling activities any mature adult can do, it is virtually effortless, requiring nothing but trust.
What would it take for you to humble yourself to the point of accepting a charity from a giver who made a huge sacrifice for you to have that charitable gift?
Do you esteem such givers and would you want to be a totally sacrificial unselfish unconditional giver like them?
Considering that it is criteria number 1 to be "saved" / enter heaven, I'm gonna go ahead and state that apparantly this God considers it rather important that people acknowledge his existance.
Knowledge is not the number one factor in salvation. Going from nonbeliever to believer is not through knowledge of God’s existence, but trusting in a benevolent creator to the point of being willing to accept his charity. It can partly be out of a desire for such a Creator (you need to want who God is to accept His charity).
Perhaps. But what of it? As it stands now, not acknowledging his existance is apparantly already enough to be condemned to an eternal infinite punishment. So I don't think it can get much worse then "eternal and infinite".
God judges the hearts of people and not their knowledge, so having the right heart gets you into heaven. God can help change your heart, but you have to accept His help as pure charity, since that is what is being offered.
Really?
So, according to your theology, can a non-believer enter heaven?
Take me. I'm an atheist. Suppose I die this instance and christianity is true. Where will I end up, being the atheist that I am?
Again God judges the hearts of people, so have you been presented the all Loving God and rejected His Love?
Irrational beliefs are man's objective?
It is not irrational at all to believe that has to be a creator and in fact I would say it takes more “faith” to believe there is no God. Trusting in the existence of a benevolent Creator is something the lowliest mature on earth can do so it is a humbling activity and something people find hard to even admit to. Irrational it is not but humbling it is.
All the people that supposedly witnessed Jesus's and other prophet's miracles didn't have to rely on faith. Why should we?
There is always an alternative motive people can fabricate for God doing the miracle or a way the miracle did not really happen (it was a trick) or like you they can question if it really even ever happened. Signs at best will just get you to consider other alternatives to your existing believes.
People who have seen signs seem to wait for the next sign (more knowledge) instead of taking the next step in their spiritual growth (they want to rely on signs).
The Biblical examples do not support the need for signs especially now, so what is your support for your conclusion?
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