[asformeandformyhouse]

Why? Why would a divine being want to conceal clear evidence of his own existence?

He hasn't. Look around, it's everywhere. I stated that God can't be proven, not that there was no evidence of God. As a Professor I would have thought you understand the difference between proof and evidence.

Why, having created an intelligent being, would you want you own existence not to be subject to that being's intelligent inquiry?

God's existence is not subject to our intelligent inquiry, although I believe actual intelligent inquiry into his word will show us that God does exist. Our belief subjects us to God. If one doesn't believe in God, this in no way affects God's existence or non-existence, only our response to the conclusion we've reached. If God's existence were dependent on our intelligent inquiry, then we would in fact be God, as we would have the power to create or destroy God himself.

[Ogmios]

Well, in the old days they said that as long as a God had believers, he or she existed, but when the last of the believers dies out, then the God or Goddess died with that last believer.

So, as long as there are believers, there will be a God, but when there are no more believers, then God will die.

So perhaps God needs us to exist, but we do not need a particular God to exist?

Just playing with philosophy, nothing serious.

[Right Wing Professor]

Look around, it's everywhere.

Can you be a little more specific?

As a Professor I would have thought you understand the difference between proof and evidence.

As a professor, I'm far too well aware that people often try to conceal their ignorance with condescension.

God's existence is not subject to our intelligent inquiry, although I believe actual intelligent inquiry into his word will show us that God does exist.

This is statement is self-contradictory.

If God's existence were dependent on our intelligent inquiry, then we would in fact be God, as we would have the power to create or destroy God himself.

We can inquire as to the existence of black holes; if we decide they don't exist, that does not annihilate every black hole in the universe. It just means we were rational but wrong.