Ok, try this thought TWT:
(Let me preface this with the fact that if there is an all knowing entity of some sort, it most assuredly is nothing like what we think it is, nor is it anywhere near approaching human. So with that being said...)
What if you were this all knowing entity (God, as you put it). And let's say consciousness is primary and fundamental. Meaning it pervades everything you think is "real". There is no distinction between "the sun" and "consciousness". How do you show someone that the consciousness they experience everyday, all around them 24/7, even in their sleep, IS consciousness? You're essentially saying to this entity "prove it". But what if by your mere existence here, in this life, in this body on this planet with the self-same sun you can "feel" IS the proof you so desire?
Perhaps you need to be more specific in your inquiry. Ask in a point blank way, in no uncertain terms what it is that would "prove" to you the existence of more than this "human reality".
And be prepared for the answer to be a pathway that opens to you, that brings people and opportunity into your life that can help lead you to the answers you seek, as opposed to just a straight up answer like god appearing before you asking "Hey, what's up TWT, you called?" In other words, answers can be found, but you must put in the work. Not to say your being lazy about it, but I think too often people want it to be like a Google search. Instant gratification with little work. Formulate the questions, precisely, that you feel you need answers to in order to fulfill what you think your life purpose to be. Then be prepared to be shown a way to find these answers. Remain open, even if the answers aren't what you want or expect. Do the work. ;)
I think of all the times that I picked up a book, not really knowing much about it or expecting much, and it changes my perspective. That somehow it's what I needed just then, but didn't know it.
Also keep in mind, perhaps what you are wanting at this time is not what is in your higher selves best interest. I do believe that what we come to learn is given when we are ready. Otherwise, we may misunderstand, ignore or misinterpret what we are given.
It may not ever come as a "eureka!" moment. It may be slow, subtle changes over time that comes to be a knowing at the core of your being. For some it is some big life changing moment. And I don't know why that is. I can only surmise that perhaps that is part of their journey, their work.
Another thought to take into consideration is the idea that the "veil" so to speak is in place for a reason. We cannot be so focused on what comes after death, that we forget to live.
Thank you for your post Vault313, what you say makes a lot of sense. I'm frustrated because I have friends who are born again Christians, and friends who are atheist materialists, and they're both so passionate that their view is right that I feel like a ship tossed around in a storm, I don't really know who's right.
What's worse is that if I choose to find God, there are 10,000 religions to choose from, 10,000 different shades of faith. I don't have time to sift through them all and find which one is right for me, and furthermore, sift through them based on what, rationality? So I appealed to God. I don't mind putting in work-- in fact, I'm sure I would enjoy it-- it's just a matter of knowing which direction to step in. I guess I was expecting instant gratification. After six months of praying, I really expected that by now something would've happened, something I could not dismiss as coincidence or imagination. A lot of the topics covered here on Skeptiko go over my head, so I thought, there has to be an experiment to find out who is right, that's so simple that even those with little background in STEM fields can do it.