# I Think I Know Why God Doesn't Heal Amputees

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**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-why-god-doesnt-heal-amputees/612193 "2012-02-08T15:22:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-know-why-god-doesnt-heal-amputees/612193/186 "2012-02-08T23:39:49Z")

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> [@DocCathode](#):
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> I disagree.
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> **Revenant Threshold** and His Squeeky Majesty both raise good points.
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> If G-d shows Himself to all who seek Him, why haven’t all those atheists who spent years of searching found Him?
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> If G-d only shows Himself to those who look for Him, why?

Because they didn’t truly seek him. Yes, atheists read the Bible, not seeking divine truth, but with the attitude of “hey I want to find some contradictions or stories of evil God to make those Christians look like idiots. lol”

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