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Terrible example. She's a human being and no different than you (well, she IS different but that's not what I mean of course).
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So? Why is the difference in nature between God and my wife germane to the question of knowing God exists removing freedom to choose to love God or not?
I know my wife exists and I love her. I know Zaphod Beeblebrox doesn't exist and I love him (in a manly way).
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If there is a supreme and supernatural God, then we as humans are accountable to Him.
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Why? I don't know of any reason why better than "might makes right", and that's not a very good reason.
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This is the number one reason most reject Him. It's not like a human relationship that you'd have with your wife or anyone else.
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The #1 reason most reject him is because we are accountable to him? That doesn't make any sense though, to be accountable first we must know what we are accountable for, and then to whom or what we are accountable, but if god only reveals himself partially then neither of those conditions are met.
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God doesn't hide Himself as you suggest, more like He doesn't reveal Himself in normal "Hi here I am standing right in front of you" ways.
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It doesn't matter how he does it, if he's omniscient then he knows what amount of and what kind of revelation it would take to have someone accept him, and if he chooses not to provide that then he's the one accountable for the consequences, not the individual.