Do misotheism and hubris lead to divine hiddenness?
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I’ve been considering the problem of divine hiddenness and the problem of evil, and I’ve have come up with a sort of war strategy explanation.
We know that intellectual belief in God doesn’t necessarily make a person good, or “save” them.
In fact,
The bible makes it clear that demons, and the devil, intellectually believe in God; but they are in rebellion against God: making them enemies of God.
This brings me to the problem of evil, where many people argue that if God were good: he would act differently. Implying that if God exists, he is not good (or he is weak) and that morally inclined humans know better than God. Implicit in the problem of evil is this form of rebellious misotheism and/or hubris where you believe that you know better than God.
If God were to reveal himself to a person while they hold on to hubris, and/or misotheistic beliefs: he would likely create a rebellious human enemy, not a faithful believer.
Taking this into consideration, we shouldn’t be surprised when God doesn’t reveal himself to people who reference philosophical issues like the problem of evil; I’m sure there are exceptions, but it seems to me that someone would have to show a willingness to drop any tendencies of hubris and/or misotheistic beliefs before they expect any sort of revelation from God.
Asked by Neo
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Feb 16, 2026, 11:07 PM
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