Religion
In reply to the discussion: What if God's existence were proven without doubt? Good or bad? [View all]Brettongarcia
(2,262 posts)"I recently stumbled on an interesting thesis: That we only worship God, because he's removed from us. We would stop worshiping God as soon as his existence is proven, as soon as he's no longer mysterious." Proven, on earth ... and thus ordinary; in the sense of being explicable and mundane, etc. Some say the partially powerless Jesus is an example of this.
But would God's arrival in fuller powers, not constitute such a proof? It is possible that over the short run, a false god with great powers might deceive many. However? The Bible suggested that would only be short term. While the arrival of a greater being/God with greater powers; who by his greater powers would make his own greater deity evident.
By in effect, greater powers.
So? The whole discussion of a nundane/unimpressive God on earth is useless speculation.
Then too, a real god on earth would still be inexplicably complex to mere mortals; and therefore, still mysterious.
In sum: if God was not mysterious, then he would have to be in some ways relatively ordinary. But if ordinary, then he would not be God.