Yeah, I know about Jesus saying that, but what if it's part of a big test by a god who values rationality over blind faith to see if people would believe what the world tells them or what a book tells them? That verse plus supposed visions and voices of the god could be part of the test. How could one really know if it's like that or not? It's like asking if we're in the Matrix.
Yes, it's about test, because of the faith. It takes a faith to believe rather than seein'. People who want to see as proof - meanin' they have no faith, just because they want to SEE somethin' that comes out from God. Same goes with couple's relationship - he/or she have to trust each other otherwise their relationship will go downhill. Always think positive with trust. I know some people don't have trust, because of their bad experiences from the past from other people. But, God is always soo GOOD and would never do somethin' like that to people by harmin' them in HIS intimate relationship. God will bless those who have faith in Him rather than people who don't have faith in Him.
What the claims of us being in the Matrix, a god using religions as filters for gullible people and a god sending believers to a heaven and unbelievers to a hell have in common is unfalsifiablity. So there's no way to rule out any of those sorts of things, so why pick certain ones over others?