There is a standard pattern in philosophical conversations. People stumble upon their epistemological limitations and then assume that God's existence somehow would’ve solved the problem.

For instance, suppose we are talking about Münchhausen trilemma, demonstrating the inability to have completely certain foundation for knowledge. We inspect different horns of the trilemma and then conclude with a sigh:

“Oh well, it seems there is no absolute certainty in our world. Unless, of course, God Himself would tell us that something is true”.

This is deeply related to the idea of curiosity-stoppers. Standard non-answers that make people pretend that the problem is solved and, therefore, cease any further investigation. Naturally, saying “God!” is a very popular one.

But this time the situation is a bit different. The problem was already investigated and discussed. Dare I even say, understood. And yet we are still invoking “God!” as an afterthought. As if we are trying to appeal to His divine vanity and give Him some credit anyway, even if we’ve just explored all the reasons He wouldn’t help at all.

Imagine that it was extremely clear that God existed. Imagine everyone could close their eyes in prayer and in [...]

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